Last night I bathed in Maubisse, and shivered because it so cold there. in Tetun
Hori kalan ha'u hariis iha Maubisse, ha'u nakdedar loos tanba malirin pár mate.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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Related phrases
- Bainhira ami iha Maubisse ami sempre taka manta kal-kalan tanba malirin maka'as.When we are in Maubisse we cover ourselves with a blanket every night because it is very cold.
- Hori kalan Lino tua lanu tanba nia hemu barak loos iha festa kazamentu.Last night Lino was drunk because he drank so much at the wedding.
- Ha'u nia kakorok moras loos, tanba hori kalan toba sala tiha.My neck is very stiff because last night I slept on an awkward position.
- Horikalan ami asiste konsertu ida iha área Palásiu Governu. Iha banda oioin ho múzika kapás!Last night we attended a concert in the grounds of the Government Palace. There were various bands with great music!
- Semana liu ba udan boot. To'o agora bee nalihun iha uma oin, halo susuk barak tan de'it.Last week there was heavy rain. Even now there is water pooled in front of the house, leading to an increase in mosquitoes.
- Hori kalan rai nakdoko, ami hotu halai saruntu malu ba li'ur, to'o avoo monu hanehan tan ha'u nia alin.Last night there was an earthquake, and we all stampeded out of the house, so much so that grandma fell on top of my younger brother.