Please, wipe out what you have written on this wall. in Tetun
Favór ida, apaga tiha saida mak ita hakerek iha parede ne'e.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ita la'o kalan, kuidadu rama ambon.If you go out at night, watch out for metal darts.
- Rama oan tama ó nia isin, sai araska, tenke koá sai.If an arrow goes into your body, it’s hard to get it out. It has to be cut out.
- Ha'u nia viziñu halo moru aas hale'u uma tanba ta'uk ema tuda.My neighbour build a high wall around the house out of fear that people would throw rocks (at the house).
- Favór ida tuur iha ne'e.Please sit here.
- Favór ida, ko'alia Tetun.Please, speak Tetun.
- Favór ida, ko'alia neineik.Please, speak slowly.