This house was built since Portuguese time, so now looks very old. in Tetun
Uma ne'e harii dezde tempu Portugal, entaun agora ita haree antigu loos ona.
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Uma ne'e halo iha tempu Portugés maibé sei dura to'o agora.This house was built during the Portuguese time, but has lasted until now.
- Ita-Boot nia uma besik loos ha'u nian.Your house is very close to mine.
- Mestre hanorin full-time ka part-time?Does the teacher teach full-time or part-time?
- Ha'u nia apá kapitaun militár iha tempu Portugés.My dad was a military captain during Portuguese time.
- Baibain ami fó han asu oan ne'e ho na'an de'it, agora nia sai kabosu loos.We usually feed our puppy meat, now it is very chubby.
- Ami nia uma kloot loos, ema barak bá la di'ak.Our house is very narrow/small, so not many people can go.