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Definition
Jordan; a country in the Middle East with its capital in Amman.
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How it's used
Geographical names are usually treated as proper nouns and do not require a measure word when referring to the country itself. In casual conversation, people often use the full name without any specific honorifics or prefixes.
Examples
He is going to travel to Jordan next month.
Do you know where Jordan is?
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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.
