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vae

[va-e]

verb

LanguagePortuguese (Portugal)

Meaning
  1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of vai
  2. goes
  3. An old spelling of the word 'vai', which is the third-person singular present form of the verb 'ir' (to go).
Examples

Antigamente, escrevia-se vae em vez de vai.

In the past, one wrote vae instead of vai.

O texto antigo diz que ele vae a Lisboa.

The old text says that he goes to Lisbon.

Pronunciationva-e

Part of speechverb

Registerarchaic

Usage noteThis is an obsolete spelling form that is no longer used in standard Portuguese.

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