Tell all guests to come and sit down in the chairs provided inside the tent. in Tetun
Hateten konvidadu sira bele mai tuur hotu iha kadeira ne'ebé prepara ona iha tenda laran.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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.
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
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- Ami hotu lalin sasán hosi ro'o laran mai li'ur.We all went to and fro fetching goods from inside the boat to outside.
- Apá bá tesi hotu tiha batar kain iha toos laran hodi sunu.Dad went and cut down all the corn stalks in the field and burned them.
- Atu simu osan, tama ida-ida; la bele tama hamutuk.To receive (your) money, come in one at a time; you can’t come in together.
- Komisaun organizadóra konvida membru sira hotu atu mai dada rifa atu manán prémiu.The organizing committee invited all the members to come and draw lots to win a prize.