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Bhu

prepositionadverbNeeds reviewpage 28

Portuguese spellingBu

Definitions

  1. 1
    Indicating a relation of place; in; in the place of; in.

    PT Que indica relação de lugar; em; no lugar de; no; na.·FR Indiquant une relation de lieu; en; à la place de; dans.

    Seen in the folk-tales

    • Nzuá uabalumuka-bu.Nzua turned away from there.III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
    • Uabixila bu jifundu.He arrived at a group of farms.III · told by Jeremias da Costa, known as Jelemía dia Sabatelu
  2. 2
    adverb
    In that place; there.

    PT Naquele lugar; lá.·FR Dans cet endroit; là.

  3. 3
    In which place; in the place where; there; where.

    PT No qual lugar; no lugar em que; aí; onde.·FR Dans lequel endroit; à l'endroit où; là; où.

  4. 4
    In any part that. (prep. 'bu' with elision of the uniform article 'o')

    PT Em qualquer parte que. (prep. 'bu' com elisão do artigo uniforme 'o')·FR En quelque endroit que. (prép. 'bu' avec élision de l'article uniforme 'o')

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 28 (right)\u00b7 modern spelling canonical, source spelling redirected