querê

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See also: quere and queré

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese querer.

Pronunciation

Verb

querê (negative quêro)

  1. to want, to desire
    Qui-cuza vôs querê?What do you want?
    Iou querê comê lo-pak-kou.I want to eat turnip cake.
    Sâm quim querê?Who is it that wants it?
    Iou querê contá vôsso estória pa mundo uví!I desire to tell your story for the world to hear!
  2. (often with pa) to love
    Iou muto querê pa nôsso terra, Macau!I deeply love our land, Macau!
    Iou muto querê pa vôsI love you deeply

Usage notes

  • querê is possibly the only verb in Macanese to have a distinct negative form, that being quêro.

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