When some parties form a coalition, they work together to compete for seats in an election or to form a government. in Tetun
Bainhira partidu balu halo koligasaun, sira servisu hamutuk atu hadau kadeira iha eleisaun ka atu harii governu ida.
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- The political parties compete for seats in the election.Partidu polítiku sira hadau malu kadeira iha eleisaun.
- They worked together, holding firmly to the life principle that, "We carry heavy things together, we lift light things together."Sira servisu hamutuk hodi kaer metin prinsípiu moris ida katak, "Todan leba hamutuk, kmaan ita hi'it hamutuk."
- They are just opportunists. In the past when it was hard, they fled overseas, but now they have come back seeking positions in the government.Sira ne'e oportunista de'it. Uluk rai susar, sira halai sai ba rai li'ur, maibé agora sira mai fali buka pozisaun iha governu.
- They are not doing their work properly because they received bribes.Sira servisu oin la moos hotu tanba simu subornu.
- When they first started this work, they were very dependent on advisors.Sira foin tama servisu ne'e, sira dependente loos ba konselleiru.
- They all ate until they were satisfied. Having eaten, they went their separate ways.Sira hotu han to'o bosu. Han tiha, sira mós fahe malu.