… vai … vêm

Macanese

Etymology

Literally, “… to go, … to come”. Calque of Cantonese … 嚟 … 去 (“over and over”).

Adverb

… vai … vêm

  1. sentence structure used to indicate a repeated action or thought
    andâ vai andâ vêm ― to go from one place to another
    corê vai corê vêm ― to run around
    falâ vai falâ vem ― to say and to say again

References
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