The charismatic groups were responsible for the choir today. Their songs are very lively, so the people in church didn't get sleepy. in Tetun
Grupu karizmátiku sira mak ohin toma konta koru. Sira kanta moris liu halo ema iha igreja laran la dukur.
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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'.
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'.
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
- 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.
- Sorte boot ohin ó la bá, se lae ema baku.It's very lucky you didn't go, otherwise people would have bashed you.
- Ema boot servisu iha parlamentu, balu han matak povu nia osan.Some senior people who work in the parliament swindle the people of their money.
- Grupu karismatik sira baibain halo orasaun ba ema moras í duni sai diabu hosi ema.Charismatic groups usually pray for the sick and drive out evil spirits from people.
- Sira na'in rua nia oan boot ona mak foin kaben igreja.Only once their children were no longer small did the two of them get married in church.
- Horiseik joven grupu rua seran malu iha Hudi Laran halo ema kanek barak.Yesterday two groups of young people attacked one another in Hudi Laran, injuring many people.