do1 di1多啲
Jyutpingdo1 di1
Yaledō dī
Definition
More; to a greater degree or in a larger quantity.
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How it's used
Adding 啲 to 多 turns a simple quantifier into a request or suggestion for an increased amount. It is almost exclusively used in imperative or hortative contexts where you are encouraging someone to increase a quantity or frequency. It sounds much more natural and friendly than using the bare word 多 in casual conversation.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 多啲 as a direct translation for 'more' in comparative sentences like 'I have more money than you'. In Cantonese, comparisons require the structure A 多過 B, whereas 多啲 is strictly for requesting or suggesting an increase.
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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.
