jyu6預预

Jyutpingjyu6

Yaleyuh

動詞Common

Definition

To predict, foresee, or expect beforehand.

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How it's used

Often used to express mental preparation for an outcome, especially one that is negative or inevitable. It carries a sense of having factored a possibility into one's plans or expectations beforehand. When used in the structure 預咗, it emphasizes that the speaker has already accepted the reality of a situation.

Examples

ngo5我jyu6預zo2咗keoi5佢wui2會ci4遲dou3到㗎laa1喇。

I already expected that he would be late.

nei5你jyu6預zo2咗gei2幾do1多jan4人lai4嚟sik6食faan6飯aa4呀？

How many people are you planning for to come to dinner?

Related words

see alsogu2估gúsynonymjyu6 gai3預計yyuh gai

Common phrases

jyu6預zo2咗

to have expected/prepared for

jyu6預syun3算

to budget/estimate

Common mistake

Avoid using it as a direct translation of the English verb to predict in formal contexts, where 預測 is more appropriate. In spoken Cantonese, 預 is more about making arrangements or mentally bracing for a specific event rather than scientific forecasting.