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Quem semeia vento colhe tempestade.

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

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Why every word is where it is

Quempronounwho, whoeversing.semeia1verbsowssemear · present · 3rd sing.ventonounwindmasc. · sing.colheverbreapscolher · present · 3rd sing.tempestadenounstormfem. · sing..
  • Quem → semeia: quem → semeia
  • vento → tempestade: vento → tempestade

Why it's built this way

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  1. 1
    «semear» is an -ear verb: semeia, with the extra i. Advanced word formation, neologisms & slang morphology →