jat1 sat6一實一实
Jyutpingjat1 sat6
Yaleyāt saht
Definition
Certainly; definitely.
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How it's used
Emphasizes a high degree of certainty or inevitability regarding a future event or a past conclusion. It functions similarly to a strong adverb and is frequently paired with the particle 㗎 or 喇 to add a sense of conviction or insistence to the speaker's claim.
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Common mistake
Avoid using this in formal writing, as it is strictly a colloquial spoken term. Learners often mistakenly use it as a direct translation for 'really' in all contexts, but it is specifically reserved for asserting truth or future certainty rather than describing the intensity of an adjective.
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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.
