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CQP query syntax

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.