Mr. Eduardo committed corruption related crime while he held the position of secretary general. in Tetun
Sr. Eduardo komete krime korupsaun bainhira nia kaer kargu nu'udar sekretáriu jerál.
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Grammar in this phrase
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.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
bainhiraCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ema ne'ebé halo krime tenke submete ba prosesu justisa.Anyone who has committed a crime must submit to the judicial process.
- Polísia buka atu prevene kriminalidade, la'ós de'it atu kaer ema ne'ebé mak halo ona krime.Police are seeking to prevent crime, not just arrest those who have committed crimes.
- Nia simplesmente hanesan sekretáriu jerál partidu ida nian, maibé nia la reprezenta povu Timor tomak.He is simply the secretary general of one party, he does not represent all the people of Timor.
- Ó foin mai ka, mai horihorin ona?Have you just arrived, or been here a while?
- Lei ne'e elimina oportunidade ba korupsaun.This law removes opportunities for corruption.
- Agora ita servisu tol-tolu lai.Now we’ll work in groups of three for a while.