gu2估
Jyutpinggu2
Yalegú
Definition
To guess, estimate, or speculate about an unknown or future event.
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How it's used
Use this verb when you are making a prediction or trying to figure out something that is not yet known. It is extremely versatile and can range from a casual guess about a friend's secret to a more serious estimation of a situation. When you want to express that you underestimated someone or something, you can combine it with 錯 to form 估錯.
Examples
I guess he probably won't come to work tomorrow.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 諗, which means to think or to consider. While 諗 focuses on the process of thinking or reflecting, 估 focuses specifically on the act of guessing or predicting an outcome.
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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.
