Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
to obtain
to acquire
to get
to gain
suit
proper
ready
finished
to be satisfied
to permit
to need to
to have gone as far as to
to have even done
can
older sister
a term of address for an older female
a young woman
a house helper
a domestic helper
(Cantonese) to be
to connect
to relate to
to tie up
to bind
to be (literary)
to involve
relation
relationship
consequence
yes
indeed
right
right
correct
couple
pair
towards
at
for
to face
opposite
to treat (sb a certain way)
to match together
to adjust
to fit
to suit
to answer
to reply
classifier: couple
pair
to compare
to check
to adjust
he
she
it (Cantonese)
Mandarin equivalent: 他tā [他]
to like
to love
to be fond of
to be liable to
to be likely to
to hand over
to deliver
to pay (money)
to turn over
to make friends
to intersect (lines)
to exchange
to come into contact with
to come close to
to join
to alternate
to mate
simultaneously
to connect
Cantonese particle equivalent to 了le [了] or 过guò [过], a particle used to indicate perfective aspect for continuous state
completed actions
past events
change of situation
a parapet
to look askance