assí

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese assim. Prepositional sense possibly a calque of Cantonese 好似…咁, with likely influence from Cantonese 咁 adverbially as well.

Adverb

assí

  1. so, such
    assí azinha ― so fast
  2. this way, like this
    sâm assí ― that's the way it is
  3. around, approximately
    Quando vôs vêm? Cinco-óra, assí!
    When are you coming? At around five!

Preposition

assí

  1. (with como) like
    Êle vestí como padre assí
    He dresses like a priest
    Saltâ-pulâ como macaco assí
    He leaps around like a monkey

References

Spanish

Adverb

assí

  1. Obsolete spelling of así
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