On the day of the inauguration of the new school, it was the minister of education who signed the plaque. in Tetun
Iha loron inaugurasaun eskola foun ne'e, ministru edukasaun mak asina plaka.
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Grammar in this phrase
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'.
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