We all stayed there. in Tetun
Ami hotu hela iha ne'ebá.
English → Tetun phrasebook
Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
hela — 'currently' or 'reside'
helaAfter a verb, 'hela' marks continuous aspect ('is ...-ing'). As a standalone verb it means 'live, reside'. Often paired with 'sei' for 'is still ...-ing'.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Nia hela iha ne'ebá loron haatnulu.He stayed there forty days.
- Nia hela iha ne'ebá loron ida-rua de'it.He stayed there only a day or two.
- Nia tebe bola, monu ó! iha ne'ebá!He kicked the ball, and it fell all the way over there!
- Labarik sira iha hotu. Só ida de'it mak falta.The children were all present; there was only one who was absent.
- Koá na'an manu ne'e halo ki'ik, para han karik to'o ba ita hotu.Cut the chicken into small pieces, so that there is enough for us all.
- Família ne'e mate mohu iha funu, nia jerasaun ida mós la hela.That family all died in the war, there wasn’t even one descendant left.