The CQP Query syntax uses an intuitive system of defining properties of words you are looking for, as in for instance:
Query | Description | Result(s) |
[form=".*ito"] | Word ending in -ito | acredito, bonito, muito, ... |
[form=".*ito.*"] | Word containing the sequence -ito- | acreditou, Heitor, muitos, ... |
[form=".*it(o|a)"] | Word ending in -ito OR -ita | acredito, aproveita, bonita, ... |
[form=".*it(o|a)" & pos="N"] | Word ending in -ito or -ita and pos-tagged as a noun | cabrito, periquito, azeitonita, ... |
[form="casa"] [pos="ADJ.*"] | Word casa followed by an adjective | casa alta, casa antiga, casa azul, ... |
[lemma="ter"] [pos="VB-PP"] | Form of the verb ter followed by a past participle | tem andado, tenho apanhado, tinha dito, ... |
[pos!="VB.*"] [pos="CL"] [pos="ADV"] | Clitic NOT preceded by a verb (i.e., a proclitic) and followed by an adverb | ainda a aí, Deus o lá, quando lhe assim, ... |
[form="este" %ci] | Word este including capitalized cases | este, Este |
More information about the CQP language can be found here.