The vegetables are very salty because Nina put in too much salt. in Tetun
Modo ne'e meer loos tanba Nina tau masin barak liu.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Comparison
liu — comparison 'more / most'
liuTetun comparison uses 'X liu Y' not 'mais X' — the adjective stays put and 'liu' follows. With a focus 'mak' it becomes superlative. Avoid Portuguese-style 'melhor' or 'mais boot'.
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
- Ha'u soe ha'u nia telefone tanba se lae halimar game demais.I threw out my telephone because otherwise I'd spend too much time playing games.
- Ko'us labarik keta doko demais, se lae nia bele mura tanba nia foin han bosu loos.When cuddling this infant don't shake her too much, else she might burp up her milk, because she's just had a big feed.
- Keta tanis resik tanba ha'u!Don't cry too much for me!
- Ha'u ladún gosta ida ne'e.I don’t like this one very much.
- Ajuda kehe ha'u lai, tanba kosar loos ne'e.Please fan me, because I am very sweaty.
- Saláriu fulan ne'e atrazu demais!Salaries this month came out much too late!