É Fix or fix? If you're a musician, you'll fix it. If you're a technician, you'll fix it. The two words are almost identical and separated by only one letter in their spelling, but completely different in meaning.
They are characterized as homophone words, a phenomenon you will learn more about below:
The verb “repair” refers to every act of repairing. There are many synonyms in the Portuguese language: repair, fix, solve, solve, correct. It's whatever is being put in order, for example. Check out some examples:
The origin of the verb is from the Latin “fixare”, so, following the logic, it is also written with an “s”. Words like “fix”, cognate to it, also follow the same logic.
Check the conjugation of the verb "fix" in the Present Indicative:
This verb is mainly linked to music. It is the act of harmonizing chords, notes. However, its meaning goes beyond. It can also represent the same as “agreeing” (in the sense of signing an agreement), or corresponding.
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The origin of this verb is in the Latin “concertare”, so the writing follows the pattern with the letter “C”. Words originating from this verb are also written with “C”, as a concerto.
Check the conjugation of the verb in the present tense:
You may wonder: why does a word with the same speech have two different forms of spelling? This case is justified by the phenomenon of homophone words. In Portuguese, these words have the same phonetics, but different meanings and writings. This is what happens between "fix" and "fix".
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if you can never distinguish fix or fix, this video will help you learn the difference very simply.
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