Marito signed to Jonas with his eyes to show that it was time to go. in Tetun
Marito baku matan ba Jonas atu hatudu katak sira tenke bá ona.
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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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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