The car reversed wrongly, and so ran into the wall. in Tetun
Kareta hakiduk sala mak xoke parede.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Nia xoke labarik ne'e tanba nia halai lansadu.He ran into the child (in a car) because he was speeding.
- Jelitu sama travaun la metin to'o xoke tiha ai-huun.Jelitu braked poorly, such that (the car) ran into a tree.
- Kareta ne'e ha'u nian privadu, la'ós estadu nian.This car is my private car, not a government one.
- Ita bá oin la bele ona, muda ba marxa atrás para bá kotuk lai.We can't go forward any more, put (the car) into reverse so we can go backwards first.
- Apoli nia kareta mola fraku. Kuandu tama rai kuak halo isin moras hotu.The suspension of Apoli’s car is very weak. When the car hits a pothole we feel sore all over.
- Ne'e ha'u nia kareta.This is my car.