No. 2,845 in Portuguese
ce
"Ce" is a colloquial contraction of "você," meaning "you" in English.
In a sentence
Ce vai à festa hoje à noite?
Are you going to the party tonight?
Here, 'ce' is used as a colloquial contraction of 'você', which means 'you' in informal conversation.
Se ce precisar de ajuda, é só me chamar.
If you need help, just call me.
In this sentence, 'ce' is replaced for 'você', showing its use as an alternative pronoun in informal speech.
Eu acho que ce não sabia dessa notícia.
I think you didn't know about this news.
Here, 'ce' is used again in place of 'você', maintaining linguistic consistency in informal contexts.
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