hon3 zok3看作
Jyutpinghon3 zok3
Yalehon jok
Definition
To regard as, look upon as, or be considered as.
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How it's used
Native speakers overwhelmingly prefer the colloquial term 當做 over the more formal 看作. Using 看作 in daily conversation sounds stiff or overly literary, as if reading from a textbook. When expressing that something is treated or regarded as something else, 当做 is the natural choice for both spoken and informal written Cantonese.
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Common mistake
Learners often confuse 看作 with 看見, but they are completely different. 看作 implies an evaluation or classification of something, whereas 看見 simply means to see or catch sight of something.
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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.
