je6 daai6偌大
Jyutpingje6 daai6
Yaleyeh daaih
Definition
So big; this big; that big.
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How it's used
Often used to express surprise or emphasis regarding the scale or size of something. It carries a slightly more descriptive or literary nuance compared to the purely colloquial 咁大, making it common in storytelling or when someone is genuinely taken aback by the magnitude of an object or space.
Examples
The house is this big, how can you live there alone?
I didn't expect his company to be this big.
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for a standard adjective, but it functions more like an adverbial phrase meaning 'to this extent of size'. It is not interchangeable with 咁大 in every context, as it specifically emphasizes the surprising nature of the size.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
