This factory produces a large quantity of goods, but of low quality. in Tetun
Fábrika ne'e prodús sasán ho kuantidade boot, maibé kualidade la iha.
English → Tetun phrasebook
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
- Nasaun Timor-leste prodús kafé kualidade di'ak.The nation of Timor-Leste produces good quality coffee.
- Buat hotu-hotu folin ladún di'ak; koto folin ki'ik, batar folin ki'ik.The price of everything isn't good (for us farmers); the price of beans is low, the price of corn is low.
- Alberto han barak, halo nia isin boot.Alberto eats a lot, which has made him large.
- Ha'u nia pilla fraku. Ha'u sei karega lai.My battery is low/flat. I’ll charge it first.
- Fini ne'ebé di'ak iha jerminasaun 90-100%.Good quality seed has 90-100% germination rate.
- Nia tinan ki'ik, maibé isin boot ona.He’s young in years, but already large in body.