The party has badly split, and needs a new leader to unite it again. in Tetun
Partidu ne'e fahe malu maka'as ona, presiza lider foun atu unifika fila fali.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
fali — 'again' / 'back' / 'instead'
faliPlaced after the verb. Can mean 'again / back' or mark an unexpected reversal ('instead'). Context decides which.
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.
Reciprocal
malu — 'each other'
malu'malu' follows the verb to mark reciprocal action. Common in political / news idioms: 'haree malu diak' (get on well), 'diskuti malu' (argue), 'haan malu' (oppose one another), '(liafuan) la haan malu' (testimonies don't match).
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Nia afirmasaun ne'e hatudu momoos katak partidu ne'e atu nakfera ona.His statement shows clearly that this party is about to split.
- Uza baliu ne'e hodi fera ai.Use this axe to split wood.
- Ita koñese diretór foun ne'e ka lae?Do you know this new director?
- Na'i Jesus moris hi'as fali ona!The Lord Jesus has risen again!
- Bainhira ha'u bá festa, ha'u sempre dansa.When I go to a party, I always dance.
- Ha'u sosa kasete ida ne'ebé múzika mesak fou-foun de'it.I bought a cassette full of new songs.