gam2 dou1 dak1咁都得
Jyutpinggam2 dou1 dak1
Yalegám dōu dāk
Definition
Expression of disbelief or shock that something is allowed, possible, or successful; "how can that be?"
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How it's used
Expresses disbelief or indignation when encountering an unreasonable situation or an unfair outcome. It functions as a rhetorical exclamation rather than a literal question about possibility. People often use it to signal that a boundary of fairness or logic has been crossed.
Examples
They raised the price so ridiculously, how can they get away with that?
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Common phrases
I really cannot believe this is happening
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 咁樣得唔得, which is a literal question asking if a specific action is permissible. 咁都得 is strictly for reacting to something that has already happened or been proposed that you find unacceptable.
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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.
