The society is confused, because the situation has become very complex. in Tetun
Iha konfuzaun iha sosiedade nia leet, tanba situasaun agora sai kompleksu tebes.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
tebesPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
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
- Ajuda kehe ha'u lai, tanba kosar loos ne'e.Please fan me, because I am very sweaty.
- Labarik ida tanis hakilar maka'as loos tanba nia mamá baku.A child cried very loudly because her mother hit her.
- La bele taka janela tanba rai manas loos.Don’t close the windows because the weather is very hot.
- Tina nia kakorok laran katar tan de'it nia hemu bee torneira.Tina’s throat is very itchy just because she drank tap water.
- Ha'u kontente tebes bele adapta lalais ba situasaun ne'ebé foun.I’m very happy to be able to adapt quickly to a new situation.
- Modo ne'e meer loos tanba Nina tau masin barak liu.The vegetables are very salty because Nina put in too much salt.