Regardless of whether Alcino wins or not, we can all be proud because he managed to gain entry to this race. in Tetun
Independentemente Alcino manán ka lae, ita hotu bele orgullu tanba nia konsege tama iha korida ne'e.
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Grammar in this phrase
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
Possibility & probability
bele / parese / dala ruma / kala — possibility
beleTetun hedges less than English, but has a cluster of markers. 'bele' before the verb = can / may. 'parese' at the start = 'seems'. 'dala ruma' at the start of a clause = 'perhaps, sometimes'. 'kala / kal' before a number = 'approximately'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- La bele han ai-fuan ne'e lai, tanba sei tara hela horok. Aban liurai sei hasai horok mak bele han.You can't eat the fruit yet, because it is still under the horok taboo. You can only eat the fruit once the king removes the horok.
- Ha'u ohin servisu ful! La bele halo tan!I've worked all day! I can't do any more!
- Agora ita bele lori kareta halai maka'as tanba rai tetuk.We can drive fast because the road is flat now.
- Kalan ami toba la dukur, tanba hanoin barak.At night we can’t sleep, because we are worried.
- Hotu-hotu hamriik halo kabuar atu bele haree malu.All stand in a circle so you can see each other.
- Erbisida ida ne'e bele oho du'ut aat hotu iha toos laran.This herbicide can kill all the weeds in the garden.