querê

See also: quere and queré

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese querer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛˈɾe/

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 vôs ― I love you deeply

Usage notes

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

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm
• https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/quere/