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13.2.10.3 List of verbs that select indirect questions

In cases that are ambiguous between an analysis as an indirect question (CP-QUE) or a free relative (CP-FRL), the default is CP-FRL. The following verbs are treated as taking interrogative complements; the list is intended to be representative rather than exhaustive:
  • achar (=encontrar)
  • adivinhar
  • buscar
  • catar (=buscar)
  • certificar
  • compreender
  • confirmar
  • conhecer
  • conjeturar
  • declarar
  • demandar
  • divisar
  • dizer
  • duvidar
  • esquecer
  • examinar
  • ignorar
  • indagar
  • lembrar
  • maravilhar
  • ouvir
  • perguntar
  • procurar
  • provar
  • querelar
  • recordar
  • saber
  • ver