ci4 leoi6詞類词类
Jyutpingci4 leoi6
Yalechìh leuih
Definition
Part of speech; word class.
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How it's used
Primarily used in academic or formal linguistic contexts when discussing grammar. While students encounter it in language classes, it is rarely used in casual daily conversation unless one is specifically discussing language learning or translation.
Measure word
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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.
