jyu5與与
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Definition
And; used to join two things together, especially in proper nouns in Cantonese.
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How it's used
与 is almost exclusively found in formal writing, official document titles, or set phrases. In everyday spoken Cantonese, people naturally use 同 or 埋嚟連接兩個名詞。Using 与 in casual conversation will sound overly stiff or like you are reading from a textbook.
Examples
This is a cooperation project between Hong Kong and the Mainland.
Which do you think is more important, peace or war?
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 与 in casual speech because it looks like a direct translation of 'and'. Stick to 同 for all spoken contexts to avoid sounding unnatural.
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Grammar guides
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- Possession (嘅)How to say my, your, and his, and how to link a describing word to a noun, all with the little word 嘅 (ge3).
