Lita had already liked my status. in Tetun
Lita like ona ha'u nia status.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
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.
- Hori-kalan ha'u atu estuda, maibé la iha livru, entaun ha'u deskansa de'it.Last night I intended to study, but had no books, so I just had a rest.
- Tuir loos, ami to'o ona Lospalos, maibé roda kuak besik Baucau.We should have already arrived in Lospalos, but we had a flat tyre near Baucau (so are not there yet).
- STAE hasai esteitmentu katak eleisaun ne'e iha sala maibé la iha manipulasaun.STAE released a statement that the election had involved errors but that there had been no manipulation.
- Keta sira selu tiha ona.Unless they have already paid.
- Ha'u lakohi bá, tanba kole ona.I don’t want to go, as I’m tired already.