The road to Viqueque is badly potholed. in Tetun
Estrada ba Viqueque agora ku-kuak loos.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Joana nia uma iha estrada.Joana's house is beside the road.
- Tiu Mariano nakoron loos kuandu nia toba.Uncle Mariano snores badly when he sleeps.
- La'o tuir estrada ninin é!Walk along the edge of the road, won't you!
- Agora ita bele lori kareta halai maka'as tanba rai tetuk.We can drive fast because the road is flat now.
- Ha'u hamriik hein ó iha dalan ninin.I will stand waiting for you by the side of the road.
- Ita bá Same agora, araska, tanba dalan kotu.It’s hard to get to Same at present, as the road is cut.