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se

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[se]

1. personal pronoun, singular It is used in impersonal sentences (weather, existence, etc.) as a formal subject to compensate the lack of it. The corresponding verb is always conjugated in the third person of singular. Examples: se njeixe, it is snowing.

Spelling: Before words beginning with a vowel or h-, it turns into s’, with word ligature (both words are written together without intermediate spaces).

Etymology: From Latin se.

segat

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[seˈgat]

1. participle See segre.

2. adjective Continuous, non-stop.

Etymology: From seg-, stem of segre, plus derivative suffix -at.

de ~

[de seˈgat]

1. adverb of manner Continuous tense marker, equivalent to the English -ing. Example: Se plugge de segat, it is raining.

segre

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[ˈsegɾe]

1. transitive verb To follow, to pursue, to chase.

2. intransitive verb To go on, to carry on.

3. periphrastic verb It expressed a repetitive action or process under development. It is followed by a gerund. Example: Se sege pluggant tuvïe, it’s still raining.

Etymology: From Latin sequire via Spanish seguir.