Yesterday the teacher didn't turn up, so we went home early. in Tetun
Horiseik mestre la tama be ami fila sedu tiha.
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Grammar in this phrase
Negation
la — 'not' (general negation)
laPlaced before verbs and adjectives to negate them. For contrastive 'not X but Y' use 'laós'; for 'not yet' use 'seidauk'; for 'no longer' wrap 'la ... ona' around the verb.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
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- Hori ohin ha'u hein ita iha kampus maibé la mai lalais, entaun ha'u fila fali ba uma.Earlier today I waited for you on campus, but you didn’t come quickly, so I went back home.
- Ema hala'o tiha enkontru hafoin ami fila ba uma.We finished the meeting, then went home
- Ha'u horiseik bá loja hola ropa ba Natál.Yesterday I went to the shop to buy clothes for Christmas.
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- Ha'u ohin buka sapatu kintu-kantu iha loja la hetan.I went to all the shops looking for shoes, but didn't find any.