Oh dear! The metal we've only just bought is all rusty. in Tetun
Kuitadu! Besi sira foin hola ne'e mesak meak de'it.
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Grammar in this phrase
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
foinCommon 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
- Ha'u foin aprende kaer kareta.I've only just learned to drive.
- Ha'u foin komesa aprende Tetun.I have only just started learning Tetun.
- Nia loron-kalan halimar de'it.He just plays around all the time (he doesn't work).
- Nia sosa hena mesak karu-karu de'it.She bought a variety of cloths, all of which are expensive.
- Labarik sira iha hotu. Só ida de'it mak falta.The children were all present; there was only one who was absent.
- Ideia sira ne'e, ita akumula hotu, mak foin ita foti konkluzaun.We'll gather all these ideas together, and only then reach a conclusion.