Of all these players, I like Cristiano Ronaldo the best. in Tetun
Entre jogadór sira ne'e hotu, ha'u gosta liu mak Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u fens Cristiano Ronaldo.I am a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Ó hola livru mahar hanesan ne'e, bele lee hotu ka lae?You bought a very thick book like this one, will you be able to read it all?
- Bainhira udan foin monu rai, labarik sira hotu gosta hariis udan.When the first rains of the wet season come, the children all like playing in the rain.
- Istória ne'ebé nia hakerek ne'e, ha'u gosta nia tópiku, maibé la gosta nia maneira narasaun.This story that he's written, I like the topic, but don't like his style of story-telling.
- Ami hotu hela iha ne'ebá.We all stayed there.