acunga
Macanese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPortuguese aquele + unga. Compare cadunga for a similar formation.
Pronunciation
editDeterminer
editacunga (plural acunga quanto)
- that (near the listener)
- that (far from the speaker and listener)
- Qui pussâ bafado subí acunga ladéra!
- I'm quite out of breath going up that slope!
- Acunga quiança tâ churâ
- That child is crying
Usage notes
edit- Sense 1 is akin to Portuguese esse.
- Determiners ending in -unga are pluralized by adding quanto.
- acunga cannot be used standalone as a pronoun, unlike Portuguese aquele.
Synonyms
edit- (sense 2): aquêle