co5坐
Jyutpingco5
Yalechóh
Definition
To sit; to rest one's body by placing one's buttocks on a surface.
colloquialdaily actionstransport
How it's used
Beyond the physical act of sitting, this verb is commonly used for taking public transport, such as 坐巴士 or 坐地鐵. It implies being a passenger rather than the operator of the vehicle. When someone is serving a prison sentence, locals also use this verb to describe the experience.
Examples
Which seat do you usually like to sit in?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 坐低, which specifically means to sit down from a standing position. Simply using 坐 can sometimes sound incomplete if you are describing the action of moving into a seated state.
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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.
