得 (dak1 | de2 de5 dei3) : get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must

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得

dak1

de2 de5 dei3

[粵] dak1 [國] de2
[1] [v] get; obtain; gain
[2] [adj] fit; suit; proper
[3] [adj] finished; ready
[4] [v] [literary] be satisfied/complacent
[5] [v] permit; allow

[粵] dak1 [國] de5
[verb particle] used to express possibility or capability; to indicate the result or degree

[粵] dak1 [國] dei3
[v] must; need; have to

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 11

Level: 1

Radical: 彳 (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

得

Don't confuse with:
很恨

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Dec 2014 01:38

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覺得 gok3 dak1 jue2 de2 = to think; to feel

得意 dak1 ji3 de2 yi4 = [1] [粵] cute [2] self-satisfied, complacent

唔怪得 m4 gwaai3 dak1 = no wonder 粵

認得 jing6 dak1 ren4 de2 = to recognise

記得 gei3 dak1 ji4 de5 = to remember; to recall

唔得閒 m4 dak1 haan4 m2 de2 xian2 = busy; not free 粵

怪不得 gwaai3 bat1 dak1 guai4 bu4 de2 = no wonder 國

唔得 m4 dak1 = cannot 粵

得閒 dak1 haan4 de2 xian2 = available; to have free time

值得 zik6 dak1 zhi2 de5 = worthwhile; worthy
See all 341 compounds (CantoDict reports 348 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 96 examples containing 得

你打字打得很快呀！國
You type very fast!

唔記得帶手提電話添！粵
Oh! I've forgotten to bring my mobile phone.

蝸牛走得很慢國
A snail moves slowly.

我覺得行公司好悶粵
I think going shopping is boring.
[Lit. I feel walk-company very-boring.]

我覺得行公司會悶死我粵
Going shopping bores me to death.
[Lit. I feel walk-company would boring die me]

當天應該得七歲。粵
That day, I think I was only seven.

記得買奶吧。國
Remember to buy milk.

我唔記得佢叫乜名。粵
I can't recall his name.

我唔食得花生粵
I cannot eat peanuts.

得唔得呀? 粵
"Is that OK? Will that do? Is this all right?" etc.
[The reply will invariably be "得" or "唔得".]

我可以讀得好快. 粵
I can read (study) quickly.
[Illustrates use of V + 得 + modifier construct.]

你瞓得好唔好啊? 粵
Did you sleep well?

我唔睇電視唔得喇! 粵
I need to watch TV!
[Literally "I cannot not watch TV".]

記得帶齊啲嘢喎! 粵
Remember to bring along all the stuff, okay!

你覺得聖誕節當天會不會下雪？國
Do you think it will snow on Christmas Day?

蠟燭光照得妳好靚呀！粵
You look beautiful in the candlelight!

火雞煮得好唔係容易粵
Cooking a turkey well is not easy.

你唔覺得香蕉味好怪? 粵
Don't you think bananas taste weird?

你真係嚟得著時粵
You came at the right time
[cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/596/]opposite version[/url]]

你真係嚟得唔著時粵
You come at a bad time.
[cf. [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/595/]opposite version[/url]]

乜你咁鮓架, 行快啲得嘛? 粵
How come you're so puny! Can't you walk slightly faster?

蝸牛行得好慢。粵
Snails crawl very slowly.

以前呢度啲生意重做得下嘅，但而家就喎呵囉粵
Doing business here used to be all right, but now, it's over.

哎吔，我唔記得咗買橙返嚟添！粵
Oh, I have forgotten to buy some oranges.

嗰啲蟬嘅聲音，我覺得好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound of those cicadas [nearby]!
[This is an example of topicalisation: the topic of the sentence, 嗰啲蟬嘅聲音, is placed at the front.]

蟬嘅聲音，我覺得好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound cicadas [in general] make.
[Note that because we haven't specified any particular cicadas, we're talking about cicadas in general. (Use 呢啲 or 嗰啲 otherwise.)]

我覺得蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound cicadas make!
[Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!]

我覺得呢啲蟬嘅聲音好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound these cicadas are making!
[Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].]

呢隻草蜢，我覺得佢嘅聲音好好聽㗎！粵
I love the sound this grasshopper makes!
[Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I feel his sound very good-listen [particle].]

你守得秘密㗎係咪？粵
You can keep a secret, right?

你寫字寫得好整齊粵
You have nice handwriting.
[Lit. you write characters write manner very tidy]

你覺得英國同香港有啲乜嘢分別粵
What differences do you perceive between England and Hong Kong?
[Lit. you feel England with Hong Kong have [plural counter] what differences?]

獵豹係世界上跑得最快嘅動物粵
The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world.
[Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal]

我覺得普通話嘅兒化好惡聽粵
I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible.
[Lit. I feel Putonghua [possessive particle] erhua very terrible-listen]

啲湯熱得滯！唔好飲住。粵 ?!
The soup's too hot! Don't drink it yet.
[Lit. [plural counter] soup hot too-much. Don't eat [extensional-aspect particle] him.]

你唔覺得英國凍得滯咩？粵 ?!
Don't you think the UK's too cold?
[Lit. You not feel UK cold too-much [particle expressing surprise]]

你哋兩個嘈得滯，唔好嘈住我。粵
You two are too noisy, don't disturb me.

佢嘅服務態度冇得彈粵
Her attitude toward serving people couldn't be better.
[[國] 她的服務態度沒得挑 ]

佢講得𦧲𦧲脷。粵
He's slurring his speech.
[Lit. he speak manner tongue-tied. You can also replace 得 with 到 or 嘢 in the sentence.]

我隻手唔得閒，麻煩你幫我斟水！粵
My hands are full [at the moment]... could you get some water for me?
[lit. my [counter] hand not free, trouble you help me pour water]

你覺得佢份人點呀? 粵
What kind of person would you say she is?

張枱上面得翻三隻杯。粵
Only three cups are left on the table.
[In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.]

我花呢筆錢唔會覺得肉赤。粵
I don't feel any pain in spending this amount of money.

對得起朋友
be a true friend

唔好笑得咁大聲啦！畀人歧視喇！
Don't laugh so loudly! We are being discriminated!

你覺得自己好矜貴啊？粵
You really think highly of yourself, don't you?
[sarcastic]

入得嘅就入粵
If you can put it in, put it in.

點解佢冇女朋友？生得唔靚仔囉! 粵
Why doesn't he have a girlfriend? Because he's not handsome, of course!

佢游水游得唔曳噃! 粵
He is by no means a poor swimmer!
[We have to repeat the verb 游 because the object 水 and the extent particle 得 are both there in the sentence.]

呢個紙板箱，放喺地下就得㗎喇。粵
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]

佢病咗, 唔怪之得唔嚟啦! 粵
He is sick. No wonder he's failed to turn up!

我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇粵
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.

今次嘅比賽我哋全軍覆沒，輸得好慘。粵
During the competition, our team was completely annihilated by theirs.

緊要家陣開始努力溫書，考試過唔過到骨至少對得住自己良心。粵

佢唔單只問得好溜，講話重開口夾著脷添粵
Not only does he asks peculiar questions, he says things that causes embarassment.

呢件事關重大，佢擔唔擔戴得起啊?
Is he able to bear the responsibility of such an important matter?

啲字寫得好四正! 粵
These writings are very neat and tidy.

佢枕住健身個肌肉都係咁鬆婄,只得半粒老鼠仔咋粵
He has been working out for a long time, yet his muscles are still soft, with only half-developed biceps.

你走到冇雷公咁遠買貨，點為得過呀粵
It is not worth buying goods from such a faraway place.

乜你講得咁𪙛𠸉㗎 ! 粵
How is it you speak with such a stutter?
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,134219,134225#msg-134225]

教仔女要慢慢講道理，開硬弓唔得㗎。粵
To teach children, one must explain the rationale; going by force won't work.

呢壇嘢要從長計議，小心駛得晚年船呀粵
We must consider this matter more carefully; being cautious will help us go a long way.

佢食得好𠵇𠺫粵
He is very particular about food.

雖然只係上台分享下自己嘅經歷，但唔知點解好自然會覺得怯場。粵
Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright.

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在粵
Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷粵
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]

提起件事我就覺得唏噓粵
Bringing up that issue makes me feel sad.

昇咗職記得要帶挈班兄弟粵
Remember to treat your fellow brothers when you get your promotion!

就至講過又唔記得啦粵
Yet again you can’t remember what I’ve just said!

這篇文章包你看得點頭如搗蒜。國
I'm sure that this article will resonate with you thoroughly.

你真係掯，單嘢咁棘手你都搞得掂粵
You are competent to have solved such a sticky problem.

佢梗係唔及得你叻啦！粵
He is definitely not as clever as you.

或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應粵
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.

同咁多對手競爭，點樣先至得令到自己脫穎而出呢粵
With so many other competitors, how can I ensure that I stand out from the rest?

真係住得背，而家先知佢移民咗！粵
I am really not well informed. It is now that I learn he has migrated.

呢度啱啱線放得雪櫃粵
This place is just nice for a fridge

弊傢伙,唔記得帶封信添! 粵
Oh shit! I forget to bring along the letter.

乜得你咁氣來氣喘？粵
Why are you gasping?

佢淨係鍾意著紅色裙,冇得解嘅。粵
She only loves to wear red dresses, which can't be explained why.

邊度有得食正宗嘅意大利菜？粵
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food?
[[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?]

好快脆就有得食。粵
Food will be ready soon. [Lit.] very soon, (food will be done and) available to be eaten.

你講嘢講得太大聲粵
you speak too loudly
[lit. your talk-saying manner [is] too loud.]

嗰條友剩係得個講字﹐唔使理佢。粵
That guy is just all talk and no action. Pay no attention to him.

突然間食咁多芒果，我覺得佢好𠺫𠵇粵
I think he's very strange, suddenly eating all those mangoes like that.
[Lit. suddenly eat so many mangoes, I think he very strange.]

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

監考老師盯得太緊
The exam proctor is watching too closely.

萬大事都有得解決粵
No matter how formidable this problem seems, it can be solved.

唔恨得咁多嘅。粵
It's no use wishing so much.

呢隻藥醫得翻好個病人。粵
This medicine is able to cure the patient.
[The verb 醫 is followed by three particles: 得, 翻, 好. 得 is potential particle; 翻 is resumptive marker; 好 is resultative particle. ]

你去唔去得㗎? 粵
Would you go after all?
[Alternatively, we can say 你到底去唔去? ]

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳粵
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

年卅晚同家人喺度𨅝檯腳, 點知得咁啱男朋友又預訂咗情人節喺呢度食燭光晚餐。粵
I had my reunion dinner with my family here on Chinese New Year's Eve. Little did I know that my boyfriend made a reservation to have our candlelight dinner in this same place on Valentine's day.

結賬嗰陣時，計埋啲租金保險燈油火臘，七除八扣，唔賺得幾多咋粵
When working out the accounts, considering the rental, insurance, utility bills, and other deductibles, there won't be much profit to be made.

好得意咧! 粵
Very cute, isn’t it?

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