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Definition
Cape Verde; an island nation in the Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Africa with its capital at Praia.
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How it's used
Geographic names of this type are often used with the classifier 個 when referring to the country as a single entity. It is standard to refer to it by its phonetic transcription in formal and casual contexts alike, as there is no widely used alternative nickname.
Measure word
go3個goExamples
Cape Verde is a very beautiful island nation.
Do you know where Cape Verde is?
Related words
Common phrases
Republic of Cabo Verde
Grammar color guide
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
