Provem Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text I came across a Portuguese word I didn't know while reading an email message: *provem*. "What's *provem*?" I asked Luisa. "It means *comes from*," she replied, "One of those words you are going to blog about." I wasn't thinking of blogging about it, even though verbal conjunctions involving irregular verbs ("pro" + "vir" in this case) do often confuse me. You don't get to learn them when you learn other irregular verbs, yet they are essentially irregular. (If the "vir" of "provir" wasn't irregular, "comes from" would be "proviu".) Part of the problem is also that I can never remember the forms of "ver" (to see) and "vir" (to come). Maybe I will remember them better by blogging about it? <center><table class='real_table' width="80%"> <tr><td> </td> <td>ver (to see)</td> <td>vir (to come)</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3">Present</td> <tr><td>Eu (I)</td> <td>vejo</td> <td>venho</td></tr> <tr><td>Você/Ele/Ela (You/He/She)</td> <td>vê</td> <td>vem</td></tr> <tr><td>Nos (We)</td> <td>vemos</td> <td>vimos</td></tr> <tr><td>Vocês/Eles (You/They)</td> <td>vêem</td> <td>vêm</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="3">Past</td> <tr><td>Eu (I)</td> <td>vi</td> <td>vim</td></tr> <tr><td>Você/Ele (You/He/She) </td> <td>viu</td> <td>veio</td></tr> <tr><td>Nos (We)</td> <td>vimos</td> <td>viemos</td></tr> <tr><td>Vocês/Eles (You/They)</td> <td>viram</td> <td>vieram</td></tr> </table></center> Is that crazy or what? Note how all past forms of *ver* start with *vi*, or the subtle difference between *vêem* and *vêm*. Keeping *vem* (he comes) and *vêm* (they come) in writing is a little easier, and as I understand there is no difference in pronunciation. If there were, I wouldn't know anyway, since the distinction between 'ê' and 'e' is completely lost on me. Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Don't put anything here Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI Don't put anything here A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here save preview cancel
