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I took the shirts that I bought two weeks ago at my favourite shop to be ironed. Note: although the verb and object could be separated by the lengthy adjective clause 兩個禮拜前喺我最鐘意嗰間衫舖買, it's more natural and more easily understood use the topicalised construction in this example.
This sentence is in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 Level: 3 |
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loeng5 go3 - two; two items 禮拜 lai5 baai3 - week 前 cin4 - in front; before 喺 hai2 - be in; be on; be at 我 ngo5 - I; me; my 最 zeoi3 - most; extremely; exceedingly 鐘意 zung1 ji3 - 粵 like, be fond of; miswritten form of 鍾意 嗰 go2 - that 間 gaan1 gaan3 - interval of time or space 衫舖 saam1 pou3*2 - 粵 clothes shop 買 maai5 - buy; purchase 件 gin6 gin6*2 - item; piece; letter 衫 saam1 - shirt; gown; garment 攞 lo2 - fetch 咗 zo2 - already 佢 keoi5 - he; him; his; she; her; hers; it 去 heoi3 heoi2 - go; leave; past; remove 熨 tong3 wan6 wat1 - iron, press (clothes) |
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| This sentence was added by Eldon and last edited on 20th Aug 2011 17:24 | |
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