gok3各
Jyutpinggok3
Yalegok
Definition
Each, every, or all; emphasizing individual elements of a group.
neutralpeople
How it's used
Focuses on the individuality of members within a group rather than the group as a collective whole. It is frequently used in formal or semi-formal address, such as when speaking to an audience or referring to participants in an event. While it functions similarly to 每一, it carries a slightly more structured or distributive nuance.
Examples
Everyone, please sit down and chat slowly.
Each of you has a share in this.
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Common mistake
Avoid using it as a direct replacement for 每一 in casual speech, as it can sound overly stiff or literary if applied to everyday objects or time expressions. It is best reserved for people or formal categories.
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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.
