You're kidding! Seven o'clock at night and you were still at work?! in Tetun
Namdigas! Tuku hitu kalan ona imi seidauk sai servisu?!
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Grammar in this phrase
Aspect markers
ona — 'already' (perfective)
onaPlaced after the verb (or after the object), 'ona' marks that something has already happened. Cannot stand alone — must belong to a sentence. See also 'tiha ona' for a stronger completed aspect.
Negation
seidauk — 'not yet'
seidaukSingle word covering English 'not yet / hasn't ... yet'. Goes before the verb.
More patterns like these in the Tetun grammar guide.
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Related phrases
- Ami hahú votasaun tuku hitu.We started the voting at seven o’clock.
- Loron ha'u servisu, kalan deskansa.I work during the day, and rest at night.
- Ha'u loroloron matabixu tuku hitu.Every day I eat breakfast at seven o’clock.
- Ita nia enkontru horiseik la'o hosi duas oras to'o kuatru oras.Our meeting yesterday ran from two o'clock until four o'clock.
- Labarik ne'e kalan boot ona mós matan lakan nafatin.Even though it is late at night, this child is still wide awake.
- Horikalan Edio lees matan to'o tuku tolu tanba haree filme baku malu.Last night Edio stayed up until two o'clock watching bash-em-up films.