This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...as soon as I saw him. Tdnto melhor is rendered into English by so much the better. Tdnto is sometimes preceded by cow?, and followed by que, and is Englished by so, provided that; as com tdnto que o faqais, provided that you do it; com tdnto que me nabfdga mal, so he do me no hurt. Tdnto qudnto is ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1827 edition. Excerpt: ...as soon as I saw him. Tdnto melhor is rendered into English by so much the better. Tdnto is sometimes preceded by cow?, and followed by que, and is Englished by so, provided that; as com tdnto que o faqais, provided that you do it; com tdnto que me nabfdga mal, so he do me no hurt. Tdnto qudnto is Englished by as much as; as, Tdnto qudnto posso, as much as I can. Tab. lab, so, is generally followed by cdmo; as, Este nab hi tab bom como o outro, this is not so good as the other; eu sei isso tao bem como vos, I know it as well as you. Tab is sometimes followed by que, and Englished by so, such, to that degree; as, E'lle he tao prudente que nab tem igudl, he is so wise that he has not his equal; nab sou tao Iduco que o criya, I am not so simple, or I am not such a fool as to believe it; faz tabgrdnde vento que, &c. the wind is so high that, &c. or the wind blows to that degree, &c. Cdmo. Como, is Englished by as, like, how, &c. as may be seen in the following expressions: Como? how? Dizeime cdmo Ihe hei de fallar? tell me how I may speak to him. v Como assim? how so? Cdmo! what! Como quer que, whereas. Como quer que seja, howsoever, in what manner or fashion soever. Seja como for, be it as it will. Cdmo isto assim he, since it is so. Como, as it were, or almost. Como se, as if, or even as if; as, como se elles tivessem jh vencido, as if they had already overcome. Como tambem, as well as. Rico cdmo elle he, as rich as he is. Como sots nieu amigo, quero, &c. as (or because) you are my friend, I'll, Sec. Dizeime o como, tell me how. E'u sei comofazer para que elle venha, I know the way 1 shall take to make him come. C6mo elle la nab esteia, eu irei, provided he is not there, I will come. Assim.. Assim, so, thus, is rendered...
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Add this copy of A Portuguese Grammar: With the Portuguese Words to cart. $73.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Wentworth Press.
