Politicians in parliament are putting each other down in their competition for seats. in Tetun
Ema boot sira iha parlamentu hatuun malu tan de'it hadau malu kadeira.
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Grammar in this phrase
Reciprocal
malu — 'each other'
malu'malu' follows the verb to mark reciprocal action. Common in political / news idioms: 'haree malu diak' (get on well), 'diskuti malu' (argue), 'haan malu' (oppose one another), '(liafuan) la haan malu' (testimonies don't match).
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Sira hirus malu to'o ida-ida buka fatuk hodi tuda malu.They were angry at each other, to the extent that they each looked for rocks and threw them at each other.
- Ami hotu hela bes-besik malu.We all live close to each other.
- Dulce ho Joana seidauk koñese malu.Dulce and Joana don’t know each other yet.
- Hotu-hotu hamriik halo kabuar atu bele haree malu.All stand in a circle so you can see each other.
- Ita mesak raan ida de'it mak haree malu hanesan fali ema seluk!We're all related, yet treat each other as outsiders!
- Ema ida-idak konfesa sira nia sala ba Na'i Maromak liu hosi amu lulik.Each one confesses their sins to God through the priest.