Definitions
- 1indefinitepluralDenotes indeterminate but not large quantities; some; a few; small elements or groups among many; any; one or the other.
PT Designa quantidades indeterminadas mas não grandes; alguns, algumas; uns, umas; pequenos elementos ou grupos entre muitos; quaisquer; uns ou outros.·FR Désigne des quantités indéterminées mais non grandes; quelques; certains; petits éléments ou groupes parmi beaucoup; n'importe lesquels; les uns ou les autres.
Seen in the folk-tales
- Amoxi, mata a a takula mu iangu; amoxi, ku di balela mu njila, mukonda ni uoma ua hoji.Some threw their guns down in the bush; others fell down on the road, because of their fear of the lion.III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
- Atu ëxi: “Tu mu jiba ni ihi?” Amoxi ëxi: “Tu mu jiba ni matadi.”The people said: “What shall we kill him with?” Some said: “We'll kill him with stones.”XVII · told by Jelemía dia Sabatelu.
- 2pronounindefinitepluralCertain people; certain men.
PT Certas pessoas; certos homens.·FR Certaines personnes; certains hommes.
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- 4adjectivee pron. pl. Those others; others besides those.
PT e pron. pl. Aqueloutros; outros sem ser aqueles.·FR e pron. pl. Ces autres-là; d'autres que ceux-là.
- 5nounpluralThe others; those belonging to others.
PT Os outros; os alheios.·FR Les autres; ceux d'autrui.