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ge3 ge2
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[1] possessive particle [2] final particle that connotes assertion with emphasis or reservation Used in assertions where something is emphasized (usually 係 hai6 is in front of what is being emphasized). Pronouncing it as ge2 adds a sense of puzzlement about the situation. This is equivalent to the Mandarin/written Chinese 的 dik1.
Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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佢嘅
keoi5 ge3 = his, her, hers, its 粵
佢哋嘅
keoi5 dei6 ge3 = their; theirs 粵
你哋嘅
nei5 dei6 ge3 = your; yours (plural) 粵
我哋嘅
ngo5 dei6 ge3 = our; ours 粵
人哋嘅
jan4 dei6 ge3 = other people's 粵
我嘅
ngo5 ge3 = my; mine 粵
你嘅
nei5 ge3 = your; yours (singular) 粵
上一個嘅
soeng6 jat1 go3 ge3 = previous one 粵
嘅話
ge3 waa6*2 = (part.) (used in conjuction with 如果 or 唔係 for emphasis) as said 粵
入得嘅
jap6 dak1 ge3 = possible to enter 粵See all 50 compounds |
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Showing 10 of 165 examples containing 嘅
我係今日返屋企嘅 粵
I'm going home today. [the "today" is emphasized by the use of 係 in front of it, and the use of the final particle 嘅. Pronouncing 嘅 as ge2 would add a sense of puzzlement about the situation.]
我唔鐘意太濃嘅茶 粵
I don't like tea that's too strong. [Lit. I not like too strong [possessive particle] tea.]
點解會噉嘅？ 粵
Why does it have to be like this? [Lit. why would thus? [Very common phrase on TV dramas and anime!]] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 嘅
Unicode code for this character: U+5605 (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 嘅
Unicode code for this character: U+5605 (off-site link)
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