You're just sitting there like a boss, not working, just waiting to be fed! in Tetun
Ó tuur hanesan bos de'it, la hatene halo servisu, hein han de'it!
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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
- Ita halo funu durante 24 anus, la'ós insusesu de'it, susesu mós iha.During those 24 years that we fought, there weren't just failures, there were also successes.
- La bele han etu sobak de'it hanesan ne'e.Don’t just guzzle the rice like that.
- Labarik ne'e tuur nonton de'it, keta kisuk!The child is just sitting watching, don't disturb them!
- Ó ne'e mane, tenke hatudu ó nia hahalok nu'udar mane, la bele hanesan fali feto.You’re a man, and should act like a man, not like a woman.
- Labarik sira fila hosi eskola, gosta halimar de'it.When the children return from school, they like to just play.
- Nia ema riku ida. Nia sosa kareta hanesan ita sosa modo.He is a rich person. He buys cars just like we buy vegetables.