The court has not yet prosecuted the case of the former minister of finance in Tetun
Tribunál seidauk prosesa kazu eis-ministru finansas nian.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Negation
seidauk — 'not yet'
seidaukSingle word covering English 'not yet / hasn't ... yet'. Goes before the verb.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nian'nia' goes BEFORE the thing possessed; 'nian' goes AFTER. Both function the same way; position decides which form. 'nia' is also the 3rd-person pronoun (he / she / it) — disambiguate by position.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Primeiru ministru demite RT hosi nia kargu ministru finansas tanba iha mal administrasaun.The prime minister dismissed RT from his position as finance minister because there was mismanagement.
- Ita presiza haree kazu por kazu.We need to look at (it) case by case.
- Mateus sai intérprete ba enkontru ho ministru finansas hosi Nova Zelándia.Mateus was the interpreter for a meeting with the New Zealand minister of finance.
- Jornalista Pedro horiseik intervista ministru finansas kona ba orsamentu 2019.Journalist Pedro yesterday interviewed the minister of finance about the 2019 budget.
- Sira haan ona ka?Have they eaten yet?
- Ita krizma tiha ona ka seidauk?Have you received confirmation yet?