We all have the same ultimate goal, but are using different paths (to get there). in Tetun
Ita hotu finalidade ida de'it, maibé dalan mak ketak-ketak.
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
- Ami hotu hela iha ne'ebá.We all stayed there.
- Ha'u la hetan doit metan ida!I didn't get any money at all!
- Nia tebe bola, monu ó! iha ne'ebá!He kicked the ball, and it fell all the way over there!
- Ita bá Same agora, araska, tanba dalan kotu.It’s hard to get to Same at present, as the road is cut.
- Iha komponente rua ne'ebé diferente maibé interligadu.There are two components which are different but interconnected.
- La bele hirus beibeik; se lae, ferik lailais.Don’t get angry all the time; otherwise you’ll grow old quickly.