dak1 gwo3得過得过
Jyutpingdak1 gwo3
Yaledāk gwo
Definition
Suffix placed after a verb to indicate that the action is worth doing.
colloquialdaily actionsshopping
How it's used
Functions as a suffix attached to verbs to indicate that an action is worthwhile or a good value. It carries a sense of practical assessment, often used when evaluating purchases, investments, or decisions. It is almost exclusively used in positive or interrogative contexts to express a recommendation.
Examples
The food at this restaurant is quite worth buying.
Do you think this mobile phone is worth buying or not?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with the phrase 得過且過, which is an idiom meaning to muddle through or just get by. When used as a suffix for worth, it must immediately follow the verb.
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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.
