Recently when I was in Dare, it was very cold! in Tetun
Horibainhira ha'u iha Dare, rai malirin loos!
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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Related phrases
- Iha Maubisse malirin para mate iha dadeer-saan.In Maubisse is very cold in the early morning.
- Iha foho Ramelau nia tutun, malirin loos.On the summit of Mount Ramelau it is very cold.
- Ha'u empresta ita nia kapote hodi uza lai, tanba sente malirin loos.I’ll borrow your blanket to use for a while, as I feel very cold.
- Bee ne'e manas loos, aumenta tan bee malirin hodi halo morna de'it.The water is very hot. Add some cold water to make it just lukewarm.
- Bainhira ami iha Maubisse ami sempre taka manta kal-kalan tanba malirin maka'as.When we are in Maubisse we cover ourselves with a blanket every night because it is very cold.
- Labarik ne'e moe dór, haree ema barak iha uma oin, nia la brani tama.This child is very shy. When he sees many people at in front of the house, he doesn’t dare to go in.