very expensive in Tetun
karun la halimar
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
- Alex nia nehan mutin loos.Alex’ teeth are very white.
- Agora dadauk, foos folin karun.At present, rice is expensive.
- Tiu ne'e nia isin fulun mahar loos.Uncle has very thick body hair.
- Angela nia isin lotuk no bonita loos.Angela is slim and very pretty.
- Ha'u ladún gosta ida ne'e.I don’t like this one very much.
- Ita-Boot nia uma besik loos ha'u nian.Your house is very close to mine.