This house is no good. The one over there is lovely. in Tetun
Uma ida ne'e la di'ak ida. Ida ne'ebá kapás.
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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
- Semana liu ba udan boot. To'o agora bee nalihun iha uma oin, halo susuk barak tan de'it.Last week there was heavy rain. Even now there is water pooled in front of the house, leading to an increase in mosquitoes.
- La bele hamriik iha ne'ebá!Don't stand over there!
- Ne'e ha'u nia telefone, ida ne'ebá ó nian.This is my phone, the one there is yours.
- Han modo daan di'ak ba saúde.Eating boiled vegetables is good for one’s health.
- Ha'u sente laran la di'ak, ha'u muda fali ba ninin ne'ebá.I feel nauseous. I'll move over there to the side.
- Ami nia orsamentu la to'o atu halo uma di'ak.Our budget is not big enough to build a good house.