The President of the Republic has not yet announced whether he will promulgate or veto this law. in Tetun
Prezidente da Repúblika seidauk fó hatene, nia atu promulga ka veto lei ne'e.
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Grammar in this phrase
Negation
seidauk — 'not yet'
seidaukSingle word covering English 'not yet / hasn't ... yet'. Goes before the verb.
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
- Lei ne'e hetan ona aprovasaun hosi Parlamantu Nasionál. Agora hein de'it lori ba Prezidente da Repúblika atu promulga ka veta.This law has been approved by the National Parliament. Now it just needs to be taken to the President of the Republic to either promulgate or veto.
- Nu'udar prezidente eleitu nia seidauk iha podér.As president elect he doesn't yet have power.
- Imi bá konfirma tiha lai, aban prezidente mai ka lae?Go and confirm whether the president is coming tomorrow.
- Prezidente hatutan tan katak nia sei haka'as an atu rezolve problema ida ne'e.The president added that he will strive to resolve this issue.
- Sira sei halo kordenasaun ho sira nia xefe depois mak fó desizaun.They will coordinate with their boss, then they will make a decision.
- Só sidadaun Timor-leste mak bele kandidata an ba Prezidente da Repúblika.Only East Timorese citizen can stand as candidates for President of the Republic.