keoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2佢哋自己渠哋自己
Jyutpingkeoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2
Yalekéuih deih jih géi
Definition
Themselves; their own
colloquialpeople
How it's used
This phrase combines the third person plural pronoun with the reflexive marker. It functions as an emphatic way to highlight that the action is performed by the subjects without external assistance. It is frequently used to emphasize independence or to contrast the subjects with other people.
Examples
Let them handle it themselves, no need to help.
Do they know what happened themselves?
Related words
Common phrases
they do it themselves
they think for themselves
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly add a possessive particle 嘅 between 佢哋 and 自己, but it is standard to omit it. Keep the phrase as a single unit to sound natural.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
