The second speaker is Dr Helder da Costa. in Tetun
Oradór segundu mak Sr Helder da Costa, PhD.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
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- Ha'u kabidu hela Ob para ema mai fihir.I hang second hand clothes on hangers so that people will come and view them.
- Tia sira iha loja Leader nia oin fa'an ropa obralan didi'ak de'it.The women in front of Leader supermarket sell good quality second-hand clothes.
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