Some women who in the past worked hard in the resistance movement, have now gone into parliament. in Tetun
Feto balu ke uluk luta iha rezisténsia, agora tama ona parlamentu.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
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- Agora vida moris karun liu tan!Now the cost of living has gone up even more!