Study hard, so you will get good marks. in Tetun
Estuda maka'as, para bele hetan valór di'ak.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
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
- Sé mak servisu badinas, nia hetan bonus.Whoever works hard will get a bonus.
- Estela hetan notas di'ak iha ezame tanba nia estuda maka'as.Estela got good marks in the exam because she studied hard.
- Agora oportunidade ba ita atu eskola, para aban-bainrua bele hetan servisu di'ak.Now is an opportunity for us to study, so that in future we can get good jobs.
- Victor estuda maka'as kal-kalan. Nune'e mak nia hetan rezultadu ne'ebé di'ak iha ezame nasionál.Victor studied hard every night. That’s why he got good marks in the national exams.
- Nu'udar bolseiru, ó tenke haka'as an estuda!As a scholarship holder, you have to study hard!
- Ha'u sei komprende lalais karik ita fó ezemplu ne'ebé di'ak.I will understand quickly if you give good examples.