vêm

See also: vem

Galician

Verb

vêm

(reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of vir

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese vem and vêm, inflections of vir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛŋ/, /vɛ̃/

Verb

vêm

to come
Vêm câ! ― Come here!

Saiám vôs nôm pôde vêm ― What a pity you can't come

Fazê iou vêm pa qui cuza? ― Why did you ask me to come?

Derived terms

cartâ vêm (“to bring”, literally “to carry-come”)
… vai … vêm
virâ-virâ vêm (“come in sometime, come when you can”)

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Old Galician-Portuguese vẽen, from Latin veniunt. Cognate with Galician veñen and Spanish vienen. Also compare with têm.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvẽj̃/ [ˈvẽɪ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɐ̃j̃.ɐ̃j̃/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐ̃j̃.ɐ̃j̃/

Rhymes: (Brazil) -ẽj̃, (Portugal) -ɐ̃j̃ɐ̃j̃
Homophone: vem (Brazil)
Hyphenation: vêm

Verb

vêm

third-person plural present indicative of vir

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