tâ

• IPA^(key): /ta⁵²/

tâ

1. (Patsho) pull

tâ

1. (Patsho) drum
2. (Patsho) container for storing something

• ta, tá

From Portuguese tá, clipping of está, the third-person singular present indicative form of estar. Semantically, compare Chavacano ta and Indo-Portuguese ta.

tâ

1. indicates the aspect of the main verb.

   Tâ lê. ― He is reading.

   Iou tâ querê gritâ. ― I want to scream.

   Iou tâ vai-ia. ― I'll be right there.

   Acung'a quiança tâ churâ. ― That child is crying.

   Êle ramendâ tâ reva. ― He seemed angry.

• When the main verb conveys an action, tâ – Indicates an on-going action. When the main verb conveys a state, tâ – Indicates the current nature of this state.
• Most commonly, the particle is used as a present progressive marker, and is used less commonly compared to cognates in other creole languages.
• It can be used in the past, present and even future tenses, although present tense usage appears to be most common.
• In some rare cases, multiple time particles may be used in the same clause, for instance Logo iou ta vai chuchumecâ cô vôs! (“I'll be gossiping with you soon!”).

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-daj ~ m-di. Cognate to Burmese ဒါ (da).

• IPA^(key): [ta˥]

tâ

1. this