The wooden walls have started to disintegrate. in Tetun
Ai didin ne'e komesa lahuk ona.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Horiseik ami komesa hanorin.Yesterday we started teaching.
- Ami hahú votasaun tuku hitu.We started the voting at seven o’clock.
- Pai kadoo ai-riin hodi halo uma.Dad sawed wooden posts to build a house.
- Ha'u foin komesa aprende Tetun.I have only just started learning Tetun.
- Ha'u nia oan feto ikun seidauk tama eskola.My youngest daughter has not yet started school.
- Apá halo uma nia didin uza kaleen.Dad made the walls of the house using corrugated iron.