acunga

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Macanese

Alternative forms

acung'a

Etymology

Portuguese aquele +‎ unga. Compare cadunga for a similar formation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈku.ŋa/

Determiner

acunga (plural acunga quanto)

that (near the listener)
that (far from the speaker and listener)
Qui pussâ bafado subí acunga ladéra!
I'm quite out of breath going up that slope!

Acunga quiança tâ churâ
That child is crying

Usage notes

Sense 1 is akin to Portuguese esse.
Determiners ending in -unga are pluralized by adding quanto.
acunga cannot be used standalone as a pronoun, unlike Portuguese aquele.

Synonyms

(sense 2): aquêle

Derived terms

References

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