sat1 sit3失竊失窃
Jyutpingsat1 sit3
Yalesāt sit
Definition
To have one's property stolen; to be burglarized or robbed.
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How it's used
Formal register makes this term sound like something read in a newspaper report or heard in a police announcement rather than casual conversation. People usually prefer using 畀人偷嘢 or 畀人爆格 when talking about their own experiences or those of friends. Using this word in a casual setting can make you sound like you are mimicking a news anchor.
Examples
His house was burgled, and the loss was devastating.
Do you know where the theft happened?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this as a direct verb for 'to steal' like 偷. It describes the state of having suffered a theft rather than the act of stealing itself.
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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.
