lôgo

See also: logo, Logo, logo-, -logo, logó, and łógo

Macanese

Alternative forms

• logo, lô

Etymology

From Portuguese logo (“later, soon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔɡo/

Particle

lôgo

1. future tense marker: will

   Antonym: nádi (“will not”)

   Vôs lôgo olâ ― You will see

   Quim lôgo dâ? ― Who will give

   Nos tudo vai passeâ; vos vêm nam vêm? Ai! Iou lôgo vai.

   We're all going out; are you coming? I'm coming.

Derived terms

• lô

Adverb

lôgo

1. soon, later

Related terms

• lôgomente (“immediately, quickly”)

Usage notes

• As Macanese spelling is not standardized, both spellings logo and lôgo are in use.
• The clipped form lô is only used as the time particle, and not the adverb meaning "soon".
• Future tense (or any other tense) may not necessarily be marked using lôgo; verb tense is present by default but may have to be inferred through context, a feature possibly influenced by Cantonese grammar. Future tense in particular may be indicated using amanhâm or similar time words indicating the future.

References

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