Brazilian German verbs are commonly formed by adding a weak ending,
_'-en'_ or _'-ieren'_ to the Portuguese stem, e.g.,
_Portuguese._ _Brazilian German._ _English._
amolar......... amolieren.......... to grind, sharpen.
capinar........ capinen............ to weed.
cobrar......... cobrieren.......... to cash, take in (money),
laçar ......... lassen............. to throw the lasso.
puxar.......... puschen, pussen.... to pull.
repousar....... posen.............. to rest.
requerer....... rekerieren......... to request.
roçar.......... rossieren.......... to clear of weeds.
sellar......... sellieren.......... to stamp.
tocar.......... tocken............. to beat, strike.
trocar......... trocken............ to change (money etc.).
In pronunciation the Brazilian German differs still more from the
Portuguese than the printed forms would indicate. The main additional
differences in this case are the following:
1) The noun ending '_-ão'_ has the value of _'-ong'_ instead of the
Portuguese sound represented by _'-ão.'_ Thus, by phonetic spelling we
would have, e.g.,
_Brazilian German._ _Portuguese._
algodong for algodão.
capong " capão,
garrafong " garrafão,
patakong " patacão.
questong " questão,
sertong " sertão,
violong " violão.
2) The _'j'_ instead of remaining sonant as in Portuguese,
becomes surd.[46] Thus
_Brazilian German._ _Portuguese._
feschong for feijão,
schakaré " jacaré.
Schwong " João.
3) In the case of infinitives the final _'-n'_ is not sounded,
particularly in sections influenced by the Hunsrück dialect. These forms
are therefore pronounced, e.g.,
_Brazilian German._ _Portuguese._
amoliere for amolieren.
kapine " kapinen.
pusche " puschen.
tocke " tocken.