Will you walk with me to the kios? in Tetun

Grammar in this phrase

• Aspect markers

  sei — 'will' or 'still'

  sei

  Tetun has no verb conjugation. Aspect and tense are marked by particles. 'sei' sits immediately before the verb — marking a definite future ('will') or a continuative ('still'). Combine with 'hela' after the verb for ongoing action. Negation is 'sei la' = 'will not'.

More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.

Related phrases

• La'o iha kabubu leten de'it, keta tama iha laran.Just walk on the banks, don't walk in the rice bay.
• Sira sei halo kordenasaun ho sira nia xefe depois mak fó desizaun.They will coordinate with their boss, then they will make a decision.
• Ha'u sei ba pasiar iha Kristu Rei ho kolega kampus.I will go for a walk at Kristu Rei (the Jesus statue) with my friends from the campus.
• Ita sei liu iha imigrasaun hodi revista ita nia sasán hotu mak foin ita bele sai ba li'ur.We will go through immigration where they will inspect our goods before we can go outside.
• Tribunál sei notifika sasin Bendito atu mai marka prezensa iha julgamentu judisiál ne'ebé sei hala'o iha loron 6 Marsu.The court will notify the witness Bendito that he has to be present at the trial which will take place on the 6th of March.
• Aban ha'u sei mai fali.Tomorrow I will come back.