jat1 hoeng3 dou1一向都
Jyutpingjat1 hoeng3 dou1
Yaleyāt heung dōu
Definition
All along; always; historically the case.
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How it's used
Focuses on a consistent state or habit that has persisted from the past up until the present moment. It implies that the situation is expected or normal given the subject's history. Adding 係 after it is common when describing a personality trait or a long-standing fact.
Examples
I have always liked eating at this restaurant.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a single, completed action in the past, as it specifically highlights a continuous state or recurring behavior. It is not interchangeable with simple past tense markers.
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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.
