We must immediately go to hospital, because you have a high temperature. in Tetun
Ita tenke bá kedas ospitál, tanba ó isin manas loos.
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Grammar in this phrase
Intensifiers
Intensifiers (loos, tebes, demais, laduun)
loosPosition matters. 'loos' / 'tebes' / 'demais' follow the adjective ('barak loos' = very many). 'laduun' PRECEDES the adjective ('laduun diak' = not very good). 'liu tan' = even more.
Time expressions
Temporal connectors
kedasCommon time words: 'bainhira / kuandu' = when; 'molok / antes' = before; 'depois' and 'liu tiha' = after; 'kedas' = immediately; 'foin' = only just, very recently; 'kleur' = a long time.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Kareta ne'e kualidade di'ak, nia folin moos aas loos.This car is of high quality, and its prices is also very high.
- Ospitál nasionál mak Ospitál Guido Valadares iha Dili.The national hospital is the Guido Valadares Hospital in Dili.
- Ha'u tenke bá hasai rai xís iha ospitál, tanba doutór deskonfia ha'u nia ain ruin tohar.I have to go to the hospital for an X-ray, because the doctor suspects I have a broken leg.
- Ami nia viziñu halo moru hale'u uma tanba ta'uk na'ok-teen bele tama.My neighbours built high walls around their house because they are afraid of thieves getting in.
- Se ita tensaun alta, tenke koko tensaun beibeik iha ospitál.If you have high blood pressure, you need to get your blood pressure taken regularly at the hospital.
- Uluk ema respeitu ó tanba ó servisu ho onestu, maibé agora ó nia naran aat ona tanba ó na'ok.People used to respect of you because you worked honestly, but now you have a bad reputation because you stole.