Yesterday two groups of young people attacked one another in Hudi Laran, injuring many people. in Tetun
Horiseik joven grupu rua seran malu iha Hudi Laran halo ema kanek barak.
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Grammar in this phrase
Reciprocal
malu — 'each other'
malu'malu' follows the verb to mark reciprocal action. Common in political / news idioms: 'haree malu diak' (get on well), 'diskuti malu' (argue), 'haan malu' (oppose one another), '(liafuan) la haan malu' (testimonies don't match).
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Joven barak mak baruk-teen no la gosta estuda.Many young people are lazy and don’t like to study.
- Iha 1991, joven sira mate barak iha masakre Santa Cruz.In 1991, many young people were in the Santa Cruz massacre.
- Iha granada ida rabenta iha uma oin, halo ema na'in rua kanek.A grenade exploded in front of the house, injuring two people.
- Ohin polísia hadame joven na'in rua ne'ebé baku malu hori kalan.The police reconciled the two young people who had a fight last night.
- Diretór eskola autoriza ami atu uza sala ida hodi fó formasaun ba joven sira.The school principal gave us permission to use one room to give training to young people.
- Dezastre iha Baucau foin dadaun ne'e rezulta ema na'in rua mate, ema na'in haat kanek, í uma barak aat.The recent disaster in Baucau resulted in two people dying, and four people being injured.