gaak3格
Jyutpinggaak3
Yalegaak
Definition
To count grids or square boxes, or used as a classifier for grids, boxes, and compartments.
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How it's used
Used primarily for physical grids, boxes on a form, or squares on a piece of graph paper. It functions as a noun for the space itself and as a classifier for counting those spaces. When referring to a specific box in a table or grid, it is common to use it in conjunction with position markers.
Measure word
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Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 盒, which is used for physical containers like boxes of tissues or lunch boxes. Using 格 to describe a container will sound unnatural to native speakers.
Grammar color guide
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Particle
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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.
