Riding a bicycle for a long time makes our backsides overly sore. in Tetun
Hean bisikleta kleur halo ita nia kidun moras demais.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
demaisPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
kleurCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ami nia inan rasik mate kleur ona, nune'e ami nia inan hakiak mak tau matan ba ami.Our own mother died a long time ago, so it is our adoptive mother who looks after us.
- Mestre hanorin full-time ka part-time?Does the teacher teach full-time or part-time?
- Iha ami nia aldeia ami uza jeradór bainhira presiza karega telefone.In our village, we use a generator to charge our phones.
- Kleur ona la udan, nune'e batar namlaik tiha ona.It hasn’t rained for a long time, so the corn has wilted.
- Apá moras kleur, agora bá ona mundu seluk.Dad was sick for a long time, now he has gone to the next world.
- Konflitu iha ita nia rai laran halo ita moris la hakmatek.Conflict in our country makes us unable to live in peace and quiet.