Cantonese Sentence Breakdown
plural suffix for pronouns
of
~'s (possessive particle)
(used after an attribute)
(used to form a nominal expression)
(used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
truly
really
indeed
target
to lift up
few
small
to fetch
to move
to get
to pick up
to force
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of 座zuò [座]
a seat
for a building to have its back towards
to put something on a fire
to be sentenced
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
an alternative to the word麼, a final interrogative particle
near
close to
approximately
to approach
intimate
approximate
closely related
same as否 (dated used in old text only), not
no
negative prefix
a final particle
to hold
to seize
to catch
to apprehend
to take
(used in the same way as 把bǎ [把]: to mark the following noun as a direct object)
to pick up
with
to arrest
to use
to be confirmed
there!
here!
look!
to give something the finger
(modal particle indicating suggestion or surmise)
...right?
...OK?
...I presume