minha
See also: Minha
Guugu Yimidhirr edit
Noun edit
minha
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese minha, feminine form of meu, from Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
minha
- (endearing) my
- Synonym: (regular) iou-sa
- Nom quero vai meza armuça, mas nunca deça de comê escondito minha rosca melua.
- I don't want to have lunch at the table, but I must secretly eat my crescent-shaped sweet bread.
- (emotional) my
Usage notes edit
- Compared to iou-sa or its variants, minha is used as a manifestation of affection or a certain emotional state, as an emotional reaction to bad news, or in the header of a letter, similar to "dear" in English.
See also edit
Macanese personal pronouns (edit) | ||||||
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Person | Singular | Possessive | Plural | Possessive | Reflexive | Possessive |
First | iou, io, mi*, ieu* | iou-sa, iou-sua#, minha, io-sa, io-sua# | nôs, nosôtro* | nôs-sa, nôsso, nôs-sua# | onçóm | su, onçóm-sa*, onçóm-sua# |
Second | vôs | vôs-sa, vôsso, su, vôs-sua# | vosôtro | vosôtro-sa, su, vosôtro-sua# | ||
Third | êle, êla* | êle-sa, su, êle-sua# | ilôtro, elôtro*, olôtro*, ulôtro* | ilôtro-sa, su, ilôtro-sua# |
#: dated.
*: rare.
References edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa, mia, from Latin mea.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: mi‧nha
Audio (Brazil - São Paulo) (file)
Determiner edit
minha
Pronoun edit
minha
See also edit
Possessee | ||||||
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Singular | Plural | |||||
Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |||
Possessor | Singular | First person | meu | minha | meus | minhas |
Second person | teu | tua | teus | tuas | ||
Third person | seu | sua | seus | suas | ||
Plural | First person | nosso | nossa | nossos | nossas | |
Second person | vosso | vossa | vossos | vossas | ||
Third person | seu | sua | seus | suas | ||
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese |