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Macanese
Etymology
From *acavar, a dialectal variant of Portuguese acabar. Preposition sense may be a semantic loan from Cantonese 完 (jyun4).
Verb
cavâ
- to finish, end
- Synonym: ramatâ
Alina já cavâ fazê trabalo di casa- Alina has (already) finished her homework
Preposition
cavâ
- after (subsequently to, following in time, later than)
- cavâ escurecê ― after dusk
Cavâ uví, já ficâ murúm- After hearing (the news), he got sad
Êle cavâ comê, lôgo fazê trabalo casa.- He will do his homework after eating.
Cavâ sentá más unchinho ora, já vêm coraze chomá A Peng vêm perto.- After sitting for a bit more time, he summoned the courage to call for A Peng to come closer.
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