nei5 ge3你嘅

Jyutpingnei5 ge3

Yalenéih ge

Definition

Yours; belonging to you.

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How it's used

The character 嘅 acts as the possessive particle in Cantonese, serving the same function as 的 in Mandarin. When used at the end of a sentence without a noun following it, it functions as a possessive pronoun meaning yours, mine, or his depending on the preceding pronoun. It is strictly a spoken form and should be avoided in formal written Chinese.

Examples

ni1呢go3個hai6係nei5你ge3嘅doi6袋aa4呀？

Is this bag yours?

ngo5我m4唔jiu3要，ni1呢go3個hai6係nei5你ge3嘅。

I don't want it, this one is yours.

Common phrases

hai6係nei5你ge3嘅

is yours

m4唔hai6係nei5你ge3嘅

is not yours

Common mistake

Learners often confuse 嘅 with 嘅 as a particle for adjectives or relative clauses. Remember that when it stands alone at the end of a phrase, it implies the noun previously mentioned is being possessed by the subject.