We'll gather all these ideas together, and only then reach a conclusion. in Tetun
Ideia sira ne'e, ita akumula hotu, mak foin ita foti konkluzaun.
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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'.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
foinCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
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Related phrases
- Sira servisu hamutuk hodi kaer metin prinsípiu moris ida katak, "Todan leba hamutuk, kmaan ita hi'it hamutuk."They worked together, holding firmly to the life principle that, "We carry heavy things together, we lift light things together."
- Toni siku uluk ha'u mak ha'u baku nia.Toni elbowed me first, and only then did I hit him.
- Kuitadu! Besi sira foin hola ne'e mesak meak de'it.Oh dear! The metal we've only just bought is all rusty.
- Ha'u tenke te'in lai. Depois mak ita na'in rua bá pasiar.I have to cook first. Only then can the two of us go out.
- Labarik sira iha hotu. Só ida de'it mak falta.The children were all present; there was only one who was absent.
- Ha'u sei bá kaza dé banhu lai, depois mak ita la'o hamutuk.I will go to the bathroom first, then we can go walking together.