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ge3 [1] adjective suffix - usu affixed to an adjective and placed before a noun [2] possessive marker - functioning like " 's " or "of" [3] relative pronoun - that, who, which [4] final particle - connoting assertion with emphasis ge2 final particle - connoting assertion with doubt/surprise Stroke count: 12
Level: 1
Radical: 口 (#30)
This character is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵 |
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Showing all 178 examples containing 嘅 ![]() I don't like tea that's too strong. [Lit. I not like too strong [possessive particle] tea.] ![]() Why does it have to be like this? [Lit. why would thus? [Very common phrase on TV dramas and anime!]] ![]() There's only half a year's difference between them. [Lit. Their difference only have half year] ![]() Chinese people are [people who] use chopsticks to have their meals. ["揸" here is actually "to hold"] ![]() ![]() By the time you read this letter, I will have already left Hong Kong. [This line of dialogue is often heard in TV soap operas! :-)] ![]() Don't buy food with preservatives! [Lit. Don't buy these have preservatives (of) food] ![]() I'm not going to do anything to you. [Lit. I will not toward you do any (possessive particle) thing] ![]() If you don't want it, you can just give it to somebody else. [Lit. you don't want [conditional delimiter], can give-present give other person] ![]() I can see a police box that's not very big here. [Lit. I see-arrive here have one [counter] is-not very big [possessive particle] police box. You CANNOT say 唔大 or 唔好大 instead of 唔係好大, although it may sound like either one if a speaker is talking very quickly. 唔大 should be 細.] ![]() 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.] ![]() 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.)] ![]() I love the sound cicadas make! [Lit. I feel cicada [possessive particle] sound very good-sound [particle]!] ![]() I love the sound these cicadas are making! [Lit. I feel these cicadas [possessive particle] sound very good-listen [particle].] ![]() I love the sound this grasshopper makes! [Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I feel his sound very good-listen [particle].] ![]() I love the sound this grasshopper makes! [Lit. This [counter] grasshopper, I very like his sound [particle]. Note that 㗎 can be used interchangeably with 囉 here.] ![]() Why has he left telling me such an important thing until now? [Lit. so important [possessive particle] thing, now only with me say?] ![]() Seeing your face, you must be really tired. [Lit. see your face, really seem very tired [particles]] ![]() The case I'm working on is very thorny. [Lit. This time [possessive particle] case really very problematic.] ![]() I can't let you in on the details. [Lit. small-details information I not-allowed divulge.] ![]() We're satisfied with the work you've done recently. [Lit. You recently do [particle] things, we [meaningless word] satisfied. Here, 好 has no particular meaning, and just serves to introduce the adjective afterwards.] ![]() I saw a moving film yesterday evening. [Lit. I yesterday evening see-already one [counter] moving [possessive particle] film.] ![]() There's a beautiful cat in front of the fountain. [Lit. fountain front-face have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] black-colour cat.] ![]() There's a beautiful white puppy beside the fountain. [Lit. fountain side have one [counter] beautiful [possessive particle] white-colour dog-child] ![]() You need to mark your students' homework. [Lit. You need change [in the sense of correct] your student homework.] ![]() A student called Ping stood up. [Lit. have [counter] call Ping-boy [possessive particle] student stand-up] ![]() We've just received an on-the-spot update. [Lit. just now receive on-the-spot most new [possessive particle] news. Std. Chinese: 剛剛收到現場最新的消息. (Heard this sentence on a news report.)] ![]() You should be proud to be your father's son. [lit. you no shame be father [possessive particle] boy] ![]() I'd never have guessed you could make something so exquisite! [Lit. you unexpectedly make so exquisite [possessive particle] thing.] ![]() You're worthy of being your father's son. [Lit. worthy be father [possessive particle] boy] ![]() Make yourself a useful person. [Lit. you need do [counter] useful [possessive particle] person] ![]() You call this hot? It's not hot at all! [Lit. one bit also not hot [particle]. This is an idiomatic pattern that indicates emphatic negation of the adjective.] ![]() The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. [Lit. cheetah is world-on run-manner most fast [possessive particle] animal] ![]() In Hong Kong, I'm most scared of being bitten. [Lit. Hong Kong, I most scared [possessive particle] exactly is by mosquitoes bite. This sentence is topicalised: the topic (Hong Kong) is introduced at the start. Also, note the phrase 最怕嘅; the 嘅 turns it into a noun phrase.] ![]() I think that erhua in Mandarin sounds horrible. [Lit. I feel Putonghua [possessive particle] erhua very terrible-listen] ![]() Her ass is damn huge! [Lit. Her ass very [mild expletive] big http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,135805,135810#msg-135810] ![]() Every student is worried about his grades. [Reduplicated classifiers (like 個個 here) can be used as a subject, but not as an object. We cannot say, for instance, 通知個個 for "to tell everyone". ] ![]() ![]() Today, it is no longer unusual to have tops for ladies which reveal the cleavage or the navel. ![]() ![]() If you're not too busy, could you help me move this dressor into the bedroom? ![]() ![]() It's such a pity that no matter how big his aims are, he hasn't the ability to see them through. ![]() The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)? ![]() He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master? ![]() This restaurant always serves the same soups; there's never a new thing for you to try. ![]() You disallow her despite her wanting to marry Ah Tong's son; don't tell me you want her to end up a spinster? ![]() I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly? ![]() It irritates me when people around me are giving all sorts of comments while I am playing chess. ![]() Although merely sharing my experiences on stage, I do not know why I would naturally get stage fright. ![]() Fortunately due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies. ![]() 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]] ![]() ![]() I was merely commenting she's always wearing the same clothes; little did I know that she would use it as an opportunity to buy herself a whole cupboard of new clothes the next day. ![]() ![]() I passed the ball to him and he scored with a header [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,120703] ![]() The sleazy guys on the minibus were gawking at the pretty girl the moment she boards ![]() I wonder if one would be shot dead if one is caught committing adultery in mainland China. ![]() This dance performance used many different styles but were all elegant.The dancers were excellent! ![]() That day the weather was overcast and about to rain. I had a very bad feeling as I stepped out my house. ![]() The bowl of porridge you had this morning was so watery. You will be hungry before noon. ![]() It takes only around twenty minutes from Sai Wan Hoi to Causeway Bay by MTR (the Metro). ![]() (s)He has a good taste in clothes. [Literally: His/Her (way of) wearing (clothes) really has taste [in other words: "is very tasteful"]. instead of "佢嘅穿著", you may also say "佢嘅衣著/佢著衫".] ![]() Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food? [[Lit.] where can/have authentic Italian food to be eaten?] ![]() How compatible are you and your partner? [[Lit.] How compatible are you and your other half?] ![]() When moving heavy objects, (one) should maintain a correct posture. [or "要保持正確嘅姿勢"] ![]() It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me … ![]() Based on your expression just now, I guess you already know that this isn't an ordinary notebook. [Lit. see-arrive you just-not (possessive particle) expression, I think you already know-already, this (counter) isn't ordinary (possessive particle) notebook.] ![]() I saw a bright and really tall streetlight on the grass a few months ago. [Lit. I several months before see-arrive have one [counter] and bright and very tall [possessive particle] streetlight located grass-floor on.] ![]() Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law! [Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]] ![]() If you want to learn Cantonese, you must listen to more Hong Kong radio. [Lit. If you really have interest study-well Cantonese [conditional delimiter], you then must listen more Hong Kong channel.] ![]() Most of the reports are useless though. [Lit. however most also simply are no use [possessive particle] piece-of-intelligence] ![]() In due course, you'll see a spectacular display. [Lit. in good time, you then can see-arrive one [counter] brilliant [possessive particle] play. 不消多久=唔使幾耐] ![]() The English spoken in Hong Kong is worse than before. [Lit. Hong Kong [possessive particle] English broken away-already] ![]() This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark. [Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story] ![]() Hong Kong has a very unequal distribution of wealth. [There is no verb in this Cantonese sentence.] ![]() That student has lost his mobile phone, and a new one at that. [重係...添 = at that] ![]() We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance. [In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.] ![]() At tomorrow's gathering, I will be wearing the necklace you gave me. [住 (-ing) is a durative marker in a future tense sentence here.] ![]() They are holding a meeting which would soon decide the fate of thousands of employees. [The second part of this sentence is a relative clause. The Cantonese clause differs from the English one by omitting the relative pronoun "which". ] ![]() Spying out business secrets is the true purpose of his joining the tour. [先至係 (to be really) is always used for emphasis.] ![]() ![]() This morning I had a dream, it was about you. In the dream I saw us playing the equipment together ![]() Ever since the news reported that coconuts were good and all, the entire stretch of eateries here seize the opportunity to serve snacks made from coconuts. [http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,137972,137975#msg-137975] ![]() ![]() Inequilibrium in expenditure, investment and the prices of assets and properties would cause an economic downturn. ![]() Everyone knows Ah Hung is really good at talking. He can capture his audience by making a simple matter so sophisticated. ![]() That I don't take a bath is such a trifling matter, stop nagging at me here! ![]() The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence. [Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.] ![]() What I'm going to talk today is national education. [所 is used before the first verb 講 to form the first noun phrase 今日所講嘅, indicating that the second noun phrase (國民教育) must be a 'topic'. If 所 is omitted, the second noun phrase could either be a 'topic' or a 'speaker'. ] ![]() I have a gut feeling that he stole the money. [The two nouns "feeling" and "money" could be placed ahead of the two pronouns "I" and "he" respectively in the Cantonese version.] 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. |