daan1 sou3單數单数

Jyutpingdaan1 sou3

Yaledāan sou

名詞

Definition

Odd number, or the singular grammatical form.

odd number
singular form

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How it's used

Primarily used in mathematical contexts to distinguish odd numbers from even numbers, but also frequently appears in linguistic discussions regarding grammatical number. When referring to grammar, it is often paired with 眾數 to contrast singular and plural forms. It functions as a noun and is commonly modified by classifiers when counting specific instances.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

ni1呢go3個sou2數hai6係daan1單sou3數ding6定soeng1雙sou3數aa4呀？

Is this number an odd number or an even number?

jing1英man2文jap6入min6面ge3嘅daan1單sou3數tung4同zung3眾sou3數hou2好m4唔tung4同。

The singular and plural forms in English are very different.

Common phrases

dai6第saam1三jan4人cing1稱daan1單sou3數

third person singular

daan1單sou3數hou6號maa5碼

odd number

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with 單身, which refers to being single or unmarried. While both share the character 單, they belong to entirely different semantic domains.