They accused me of corruption, but didn’t have any strong data (to support this). in Tetun
Sira du'un ha'u korupsaun, maibé sira la iha dadus ne'ebé forte.
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Grammar in this phrase
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
laPlaced before verbs and adjectives to negate them. For contrastive 'not X but Y' use 'laós'; for 'not yet' use 'seidauk'; for 'no longer' wrap 'la ... ona' around the verb.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Sira hotu han to'o bosu. Han tiha, sira mós fahe malu.They all ate until they were satisfied. Having eaten, they went their separate ways.
- Sira ne'e oportunista de'it. Uluk rai susar, sira halai sai ba rai li'ur, maibé agora sira mai fali buka pozisaun iha governu.They are just opportunists. In the past when it was hard, they fled overseas, but now they have come back seeking positions in the government.
- Ha'u la hetan doit metan ida!I didn't get any money at all!
- Mane forti-forti mak tanis-teen fali ne'e!All these strong men and they are crybabies!
- Ema sira ne'e akuza diretór dehan nia halo korupsaun.These people accused the director of corruption.
- Sira sempre xave odamatan waiñira sira sai husi uma.They always lock the door when they leave the house.