ci4 leoi6詞類词类
Jyutpingci4 leoi6
Yalechìh leuih
Definition
Part of speech; word class.
neutralschoolcommunication
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
go3個goExamples
ni1 go3 ci4 leoi6 hou2 naan4 fan1 aa4
呢個詞類好難分呀。
This part of speech is really hard to distinguish.
nei5 zi1 m4 zi1 ni1 go3 zi6 suk6 jyu1 me1 ci4 leoi6
你知唔知呢個字屬於咩詞類？
Do you know what part of speech this word belongs to?
Related words
Common phrases
ci4 leoi6 fan1 sik1
詞類分析
part of speech analysis
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
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.
