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Yalesám
Definition
To interrogate, try a case, or examine a lawsuit.
neutralwork
How it's used
Focuses on the formal process of legal inquiry or intense questioning. While it often appears in legal contexts, it also carries a sense of pressure when used for interrogation, implying a thorough and potentially uncomfortable examination of facts.
Examples
The judge is hearing that case today.
The police interrogated him for a long time.
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to mean simply asking a question, as it implies a formal or authoritative power dynamic that is absent in casual conversation.
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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.
