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. in Tetun
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.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
fali — 'again' / 'back' / 'instead'
faliPlaced after the verb. Can mean 'again / back' or mark an unexpected reversal ('instead'). Context decides which.
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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.
- Feto balu ke uluk luta iha rezisténsia, agora tama ona parlamentu.Some women who in the past worked hard in the resistance movement, have now gone into parliament.
- Ita nia diretór foin rezigna an atu sai fali ministru. Nune'e ita presiza foti fali ema seluk sai diretór definitivu, la bele foti reitór interinu de'it.Our director has just resigned to become a government minister. So we must appoint someone else as permanent director, not just as an acting director.
- Aban ha'u sei mai fali.Tomorrow I will come back.
- Sira tuur hakdasak de'it halimar bingo.They just sit on the ground playing bingo.
- Sira hotu halai sai hosi uma hodi refujia ba iha kampu dezlokadu.They all fled from their homes to an IDP camp.