jat1 go3 jat1 go3一個一個一个一个

Jyutpingjat1 go3 jat1 go3

Yaleyāt go yāt go

Definition

One by one; one after another.

colloquialdaily actionsnumbers

How it's used

This reduplication emphasizes the sequential nature of an action or the orderly arrival of people. It is frequently paired with the particle 咁 to describe the manner in which an action is performed. Unlike the simple count, this form highlights the individual, distinct nature of each item or person in the sequence.

Examples

keoi5佢dei6哋jat1一go3個jat1一go3個gam3咁haang4行jap6入heoi3去。

They walked in one by one.

nei5你ho2可m4唔ho2可ji5以jat1一go3個jat1一go3個gong2講bei2畀ngo5我teng1聽？

Can you tell me one by one?

Common phrases

jat1一go3個jat1一go3個gam3咁lai4嚟

come one by one

jat1一go3個jat1一go3個gam3咁sou2數

count one by one

Common mistake

Learners often mistakenly use this to mean 'every one' in a distributive sense, such as 'everyone has a gift,' but it specifically refers to the process of doing things in a sequence rather than the totality of a group.