Last night I intended to study, but had no books, so I just had a rest. in Tetun
Hori-kalan ha'u atu estuda, maibé la iha livru, entaun ha'u deskansa de'it.
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Grammar in this phrase
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
laPlaced before verbs and adjectives to negate them. For contrastive 'not X but Y' use 'laós'; for 'not yet' use 'seidauk'; for 'no longer' wrap 'la ... ona' around the verb.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Madalena huu nia liman ida ohin bee manas kona.Madalena blew on her hand which had just had hot water touch it.
- 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.
- Loron ha'u servisu, kalan deskansa.I work during the day, and rest at night.
- Ha'u horikalan haree kois de'it Quina iha merkadu Taibesi.Last night I glimpsed Quina in the Taibesi market.
- Ami la iha tempu atu te'in, nune'e ami ruun matak de'it ai-fariña maran.We had no time to cook, so just chewed uncooked dried cassava.