Marta, please come and give me a massage, as I’m very tired. in Tetun
Marta, favór mai buti ha'u nia isin, tanba kole loos.
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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.
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
- Ajuda kehe ha'u lai, tanba kosar loos ne'e.Please fan me, because I am very sweaty.
- Bainhira ha'u kole, ha'u gosta hemu kafé ne'ebé forte loos.When I’m tired, I like drinking very strong coffee.
- Iha lampra karik ajuda leno lai fatin ne'e tanba nakukun loos.If you have a torch, please shine it here, as it’s very dark.
- Tigre animál ne'ebé si'ak loos, ema la bele besik.Tiger is a very savage animal. People mustn’t come close to it.
- Mestre ne'e matan osan; ita fó osan mak nia fó valór di'ak.This teacher is greedy. Only if we give money does he give us good marks.
- Atu simu osan, tama ida-ida; la bele tama hamutuk.To receive (your) money, come in one at a time; you can’t come in together.