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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
- Hyphenation: tão
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese tan, from Latin tam (“so”).
Alternative forms
Adverb
tão (not comparable)
- so (to a great extent)
Isto é tão fácil...- This is so easy...
Aquele pássaro voa tão rápido.- That bird flies so fast.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tão.
Derived terms
Adverb
tão (not comparable) (correlative, with quanto)
- as … as
(A) Minha casa é tão grande quanto a tua.- My house is as big as yours.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:tão.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tão
- Eye dialect spelling of estão.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adverb
tão (not comparable)
- Eye dialect spelling of então.