STAE released a statement that the election had involved errors but that there had been no manipulation. in Tetun
STAE hasai esteitmentu katak eleisaun ne'e iha sala maibé la iha manipulasaun.
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Grammar in this phrase
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
laPlaced before verbs and adjectives to negate them. For contrastive 'not X but Y' use 'laós'; for 'not yet' use 'seidauk'; for 'no longer' wrap 'la ... ona' around the verb.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- La bele iha manipulasaun, intimidasaun no terór atu manán eleisaun.There must be no manipulation, intimidation or terror campaigns to win the election.
- Bali ne'e ha'u nia ain fatin, fatin hotu-hotu ha'u bá hotu ona.Bali is my old stomping ground, I've been everywhere there.
- Madalena huu nia liman ida ohin bee manas kona.Madalena blew on her hand which had just had hot water touch it.
- Hori-kalan ha'u atu estuda, maibé la iha livru, entaun ha'u deskansa de'it.Last night I intended to study, but had no books, so I just had a rest.
- Ha'u hateke ba ekran telefone, iha foun ida foin tama.I looked at the telephone screen, there was a message that had just come in.
- Monitorizasaun ne'ebé mak ami hala'o indika katak iha violasaun psikolójika.The monitoring that we have carried out indicated that there has been psychological abuse.