bat1 ze2筆者笔者
Jyutpingbat1 ze2
Yalebāt jé
Definition
The author; a writer's self-reference in an article, equivalent to "I" or "me".
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How it's used
Used primarily in formal writing or journalism to maintain a professional distance between the author and the reader. It functions as a humble way to refer to oneself, avoiding the direct use of the first person pronoun 我. It is never used in casual speech or face to face conversation.
Examples
I feel this suggestion is not very good.
I have already mentioned it at the beginning of the article.
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Common mistake
Beginners often mistakenly use this in spoken Cantonese, which sounds extremely unnatural and pretentious. It is strictly a written term for formal essays or editorial columns.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
