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Portuguese
Verb
haver-de (first-person singular present hei-de, first-person singular preterite houve-de, past participle havido-de)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of haver de. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
1880, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “A morte de Bertha [Bertha’s death]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, published 1905, page 236:Como é bom ir para o céo! Nunca mais hei-de ter frio!- It feels so good to go to heaven! I will never feel cold again!
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