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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese querer.
Pronunciation
Verb
querê (negative quêro)
- 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!
- (often with pa) to love
- Iou muto querê pa nôsso terra, Macau! ― I deeply love our land, Macau!
- Iou muto querê pa vôs ― I 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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