The government doesn’t allow you to open up a shop here. in Tetun
Governu la permiti ita atu loke loja iha fatin 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
- Ha'u la iha modal para atu loke loja.I don’t have enough capital to open a shop.
- Governu la hatán atu ami uza uma ne'e.The government doesn’t agree to us using this house.
- Governu mak selu kombustivel ba kareta estadu nian.It is the government that pays for fuel for government vehicles.
- Governu aviza populasaun atu la bele husik animál la'o iha sidade laran.The government has warned the people to not allow their animals loose in the city.
- Governu haka'as an atu loke kampu servisu para hatuun númeru dezempregu iha rai laran.The government is working hard to open up employment possibilities to reduce the unemployment rate in the country.
- Bainhira povu hili governu tuir prosesu ne'ebé la'o ho loos tuir lei, governu ne'e lejítimu.When the people choose a government according to a process that is run properly in accordance with the law, this government is legitimate.