nei5 mun4 dik1你們的你们的
Jyutpingnei5 mun4 dik1
Yalenéih mùhn dīk
Definition
Your; yours.
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How it's used
Cantonese speakers use 你哋嘅 to express possession, where 你哋 is the plural pronoun and 嘅 acts as the possessive particle. Unlike Mandarin, where 們 is often attached to pronouns, Cantonese exclusively uses 哋 to indicate plurality for people. You will rarely hear 嘅 omitted in this context, as it is essential for clarity.
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Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 的 instead of 嘅 when writing Cantonese. Always use 嘅 for possession in spoken and written Cantonese to maintain the correct register.
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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.
