The elections are close, so all the parties are carrying out their 'consolidation' activities at local level (e.g. membership drive, appointing local leadership) in Tetun
Eleisaun besik ona, nune'e partidu hotu-hotu hala'o sira nia atividade konsolidasaun iha baze.
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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.
Possession
nia / nian — possession
nia'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
- Membru polísia ne'ebé hala'o nia servisu la bele inklina ba partidu polítiku ruma.Police who are carrying out their work cannot discriminate in favour of any party.
- Iha kampaña eleitorál, kandidatu sira uza apoiu partidáriu hodi hatudu sira nia kbiit.Throughout the electoral campaign, the candidates use the support of their parties to show their power.
- Ami hotu hela bes-besik malu.We all live close to each other.
- Sira hotu halai sai hosi uma hodi refujia ba iha kampu dezlokadu.They all fled from their homes to an IDP camp.
- Bainhira balde monu, bee ne'e nakfakar hotu.When the bucket fell, the water all spilled out.
- Ami servisu to'o kosar metan sai.They worked hard such that their sweat poured out.