Those from the Benfica club won this afternoon. in Tetun
Sira hosi klubu Benfica mak manán ohin loraik ne'e.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Focus
mak — focus marker
mak'mak' focuses the preceding constituent — used when English would bold or cleft ('it was X who...'). Also forms the superlative with 'liu'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
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- Botardi, tia.Good afternoon, auntie.
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- Di'ak ida nia mai, di'ak ida la mai.Perhaps he'll come, perhaps he won't.