qui-foi

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Macanese[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

qui +‎ Portuguese foi (“was; went”), literally “what was; what went”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

qui-foi

  1. (interrogative) why?
    Synonyms: cuza, pa qui cuza
    Qui-foi êle tudo-óra tâ chuchumecâ?
    Why is he gossiping all the time?
    Qui-foi êle nunca vêm Macau juntado co vôs?
    Why doesn’t he ever come join you in Macau?
    Qui-foi vôs nunca cunfissá?
    Why do you never confess?

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