The mangoes on the farm are all ripe, we’re about to go and hook them (to pick them). in Tetun
Haas iha toos lar tasak hotu ona, ami atu bá kait.
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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.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Haas huun boot ne'e nia fuan barak mangál ona, ita bele ku'u hodi han.This large mango tree has lots of nearly-ripe fruit. We can pick them and eat them.
- Ha'u gosta han haas, liuliu ida ne'ebé tasak ona, la'ós haas matak.I love eating mangoes, particularly ripe ones, not green mangoes.
- Mestre sira ohin la tama eskola.The teachers (all of them) didn’t go to school today.
- Sira na'in hitu hakarak dansa hotu, maibé iha ida mak kliik.All seven of them want to dance, but one has no partner.
- Ó nia ropa bokon hotu, di'ak liu habai tiha.Your clothes are all wet; you’d better hang them out to dry.
- Ha'u alerjia ba sardiña. Kuandu ha'u han, ha'u nia isin katar hotu.I am allergic to sardines. When I eat them, I get itchy all over.