得㗎 (dak1 gaa2 | ) : really; only if; after all; should have

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得㗎

dak1 gaa2

a final particle that could mean "really; only if; after all; should have", etc.

Level: 4
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

得㗎

This word has been viewed 1816 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 13th Oct 2015 14:42

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得 dak1 - get; obtain; fit; finished; able to; must
㗎 gaa2 gaa3 gaa4 - final particle for making a strong assertion

3 compounds containing this word:

得㗎嘞 - OK; will do
得㗎喇 - OK; will do
就得㗎喇 - OK, will do

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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.)]

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.

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

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