嚟㗎 (lai4 gaa3 | ) : final modal particle to strengthen an assertion or question

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嚟㗎

lai4 gaa3

final modal particle to strengthen an assertion or question

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

嚟㗎

This word was added by bybell on 18th Oct 2008 22:01 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

嚟 lei4 lai4 - to come; to order food or drink
㗎 gaa2 gaa3 gaa4 - final particle for making a strong assertion

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佢係咪本地人嚟㗎？粵
Is he/she a local?

你係幾時返嚟㗎? 粵
When are you coming back?
[the "when" is emphasized by 係 preceding it, and the use of the final particle 㗎. Pronouncing 㗎 as gaa2 would add a sense of reservation or doubt about the situation.]

佢係個殺人狂嚟㗎粵
He's a homicidal maniac!

呢盤生意係蝕本生意嚟㗎粵
This venture... is loss-making.
[Lit. this [counter] business is loss-making business [explanatory particle]]

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Decimal representation of this word: 嚟㗎

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