sintí

Kabuverdianu

Alternative forms

• xinti (Sotavento)

Etymology

From Portuguese sentir.

Verb

sintí

1. (Barlavento)feel
2. (Barlavento)sense

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
• Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

Macanese

Alternative forms

• sentí

Etymology

From Portuguese sentir.

Verb

sintí

1. to feel

   sentí galánte ― to feel out of place

   sentí capaz ― to feel smart

2. to think

   sentí bôm ― to think that it is good

   Iou sintí qui vôs pôde vai

   I think that you can go

   Nhum falâ Macau sâm grandi, qui fui? Nôs sintí qui nunca sâm

   Someone said Macau is big, who says? We never thought that it was

References

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