gaa1 zan6 si2家陣時家阵时
Jyutpinggaa1 zan6 si2
Yalegā jahn sí
Definition
Now; this moment.
colloquialtime
How it's used
This term is a slightly more emphatic or literary variation of 而家. It often carries a sense of contrast between the present moment and the past or future. While perfectly understandable, it is less common in casual speech than the ubiquitous 而家.
Examples
I am very busy, I cannot chat right now.
Related words
Common phrases
people nowadays
Grammar color guide
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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.
