Now is an opportunity for us to study, so that in future we can get good jobs. in Tetun
Agora oportunidade ba ita atu eskola, para aban-bainrua bele hetan servisu di'ak.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possibility & probability
bele / parese / dala ruma / kala — possibility
beleTetun hedges less than English, but has a cluster of markers. 'bele' before the verb = can / may. 'parese' at the start = 'seems'. 'dala ruma' at the start of a clause = 'perhaps, sometimes'. 'kala / kal' before a number = 'approximately'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Estuda maka'as, para bele hetan valór di'ak.Study hard, so you will get good marks.
- Ha'u espera katak tinan oin ami bele kaben.I hope that next year we can get married.
- Oinsá mak ita bele hetan osan atu selu eskola?How can we get money to pay for schooling?
- Ha'u espera katak ha'u bele hasoru fali sira iha kondisaun ne'ebé saudavel.I hope I can again meet them in good health.
- Aban-bainrua ha'u hakarak estuda iha Indonézia.In future I would like to study in Indonesia.
- Agora ita bele lori kareta halai maka'as tanba rai tetuk.We can drive fast because the road is flat now.