The government doesn’t agree to us using this house. in Tetun
Governu la hatán atu ami uza uma ne'e.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
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
- Apá halo uma nia didin uza kaleen.Dad made the walls of the house using corrugated iron.
- Governu la permiti ita atu loke loja iha fatin ne'e.The government doesn’t allow you to open up a shop here.
- Hali huun boot iha Palásiu Governu ne'e tuan tiha ona.The large banyan trees in front of Government House are old.
- Governu mak selu kombustivel ba kareta estadu nian.It is the government that pays for fuel for government vehicles.
- Ema barak gosta bá hola anin iha Palásiu Governu nia oin.Lots of people like going for a stroll in front of Government House.
- Ita presiza uma provizóriu ida atu hela to'o ita bele harii ita nia uma rasik.We need a temporary house to stay in until we can build our own house.