This herbicide can kill all the weeds in the garden. in Tetun
Erbisida ida ne'e bele oho du'ut aat hotu iha toos laran.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Possibility & probability
bele / parese / dala ruma / kala — possibility
beleTetun hedges less than English, but has a cluster of markers. 'bele' before the verb = can / may. 'parese' at the start = 'seems'. 'dala ruma' at the start of a clause = 'perhaps, sometimes'. 'kala / kal' before a number = 'approximately'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ha'u ohin servisu ful! La bele halo tan!I've worked all day! I can't do any more!
- Hotu-hotu hamriik halo kabuar atu bele haree malu.All stand in a circle so you can see each other.
- Kobra ne'e samea ne'ebé perigozu loos. Nia veneno bele halo mate ema.The cobra is a very dangerous snake. Its poison can kill people.
- Finadu ami sei oho bibi ida halo modo hodi han hamutuk.On All Souls’ Day we will kill a goat to cook up and eat together.
- Mina rai bele sai bénsaun ba nasaun, maibé bele mós sai malisan.Petroleum can be a blessing to a nation, but can also become a curse.
- Koto moruk, ita te'in la hatene bele lanu mate ita.If we don't know how to cook bitter beans, they can poison and kill us.