cê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ce"
Mandarin
Romanization
cê
- nonstandard spelling of cê̄
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈse/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈse/
Etymology 1
Noun
cê m (plural cês)
Derived terms
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê
Etymology 2
Clipping of você.
Alternative forms
- 'cê
- c (text messaging)
- se (nonstandard, text messaging)
Pronoun
cê m or f by sense (plural cês)
- (Brazil, informal) you (singular, subject)
- Cê sabe da última? ― Have you heard the latest news?
- Cê tá onde? ― Where are you?
Further reading
- “cê”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “cê”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026