gwo3 lai2過嚟过嚟
Jyutpinggwo3 lai2
Yalegwo lái
Definition
To come over or come here.
colloquialdaily actionstransport
How it's used
This verb is the standard way to express movement towards the speaker in casual speech. It is frequently used with directional particles to specify the manner of movement, such as 跑過嚟 for running over or 行過嚟 for walking over. It functions as a single unit and is rarely separated by other grammatical markers.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse this with 嚟, which simply means to come. Remember that 過嚟 specifically implies a change in location towards the speaker's current position, whereas 嚟 is more general.
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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.
