cat1 sap6 cat1七十七
Jyutpingcat1 sap6 cat1
Yalechāt sahp chāt
Definition
Seventy-seven.
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How it's used
Numbers in Cantonese follow a consistent base ten structure where you simply combine the digits. Unlike some languages that have unique forms for specific numbers, seventy-seven is constructed by saying seven-ten-seven. It is common to drop the initial one when counting in certain contexts, but for seventy-seven, the full form is always required.
Examples
There are seventy-seven apples in total here.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
