The builder made a very small door, with the result that fat people can’t enter. in Tetun
Badaen halo odamatn ki'ik liu, ema isin boot tama la di'ak.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
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
- Ami nia uma kloot loos, ema barak bá la di'ak.Our house is very narrow/small, so not many people can go.
- Kobra ne'e samea ne'ebé perigozu loos. Nia veneno bele halo mate ema.The cobra is a very dangerous snake. Its poison can kill people.
- Jambulá ki'ik no midar, ema gosta han no bele kura moras raan midar.Java plums are small and sweet. People like eating them and they can cure diabetes.
- Kuandu ema hala'o edukasaun sívika, sira hanorin povu kona ba lia polítiku nian, no mós kona ba direitu no responsabilidade reinu nian, atu foti povu nia konsiénsia polítiku.When people conduct civic education, they teach the people about political affairs, and also about the rights and responsibilities of the people, to raise their political awareness.
- Moras Tbc halo Alia nia isin krekas loos.Tuberculosis has made Alia very skinny.
- Keta husik ema barak tama iha sala votasaun.Don’t allow many people to enter the voting room.