cavâ

See also: cava, çava, cavá, Cava, and ça va

Macanese

Etymology

From *acavar, a dialectal variant of Portuguese acabar. Preposition sense may be a semantic loan from Cantonese 完 (jyun4).

Verb

cavâ

  1. to finish, end
    Synonym: ramatâ
    Alina já cavâ fazê trabalo di casa
    Alina has (already) finished her homework

Preposition

cavâ

  1. 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.

References

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