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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bainhiraCommon 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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- Partidu polítiku sira hadau malu kadeira iha eleisaun.The political parties compete for seats in the election.
- 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."
- 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 just opportunists. In the past when it was hard, they fled overseas, but now they have come back seeking positions in the government.
- Sira servisu oin la moos hotu tanba simu subornu.They are not doing their work properly because they received bribes.
- Sira foin tama servisu ne'e, sira dependente loos ba konselleiru.When they first started this work, they were very dependent on advisors.
- Sira hotu han to'o bosu. Han tiha, sira mós fahe malu.They all ate until they were satisfied. Having eaten, they went their separate ways.