Last night Edio stayed up until two o'clock watching bash-em-up films. in Tetun
Horikalan Edio lees matan to'o tuku tolu tanba haree filme baku malu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Reciprocal
malu — 'each other'
malu'malu' follows the verb to mark reciprocal action. Common in political / news idioms: 'haree malu diak' (get on well), 'diskuti malu' (argue), 'haan malu' (oppose one another), '(liafuan) la haan malu' (testimonies don't match).
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ita nia enkontru horiseik la'o hosi duas oras to'o kuatru oras.Our meeting yesterday ran from two o'clock until four o'clock.
- Ohin polísia hadame joven na'in rua ne'ebé baku malu hori kalan.The police reconciled the two young people who had a fight last night.
- Hori kalan ami haree televizaun.Last night we watched television.
- Sira mai pás tuku rua.They came at exactly two o'clock.
- Nia hela iha ne'ebá loron ida-rua de'it.He stayed there only a day or two.
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