kap6及

Jyutpingkap6

Yalekahp

語素Very common

Definition

To reach, touch, or be in close proximity to.

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How it's used

This word functions primarily as a verb meaning to reach or touch something, often implying a physical stretch or effort to make contact. It is frequently used in the negative form 及唔到 to express an inability to reach an object or a goal. While it appears in formal compounds like 觸及, its use as a standalone verb is very common in everyday spoken Cantonese.

Examples

nei5你zek3隻sau2手kap6及m4唔kap6及dou3到go3個gwai6櫃ding2頂aa4呀？

Can your hand reach the top of the cabinet?

ngo5我caa1差di1啲zau6就kap6及dou3到go2嗰gaa3架baa1巴si2士laa3喇。

I almost reached that bus.

Related words

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Common phrases

kap6及m4唔dou3到

cannot reach

zuk1觸kap6及

to touch upon or relate to

Common mistake

Do not confuse this with the Mandarin usage of 及, which often functions as a conjunction meaning and or as well as. In Cantonese, using 及 as a conjunction is considered formal or literary, and you should use 同 or 仲有 instead for natural speech.