si3 gwo3試過试过

Jyutpingsi3 gwo3

Yalesi gwo

動詞Very common

Definition

To have experienced or done something before; to have tried.

colloquialdaily actions

How it's used

Focuses on the completion of an experience rather than the act of testing or attempting something. It functions as an aspect marker indicating that the subject has undergone a specific event at some point in the past. When used in the negative form, 冇試過 is preferred over 唔試過 to emphasize the absence of the experience.

Examples

ngo5我si3試gwo3過hai2喺go2嗰dou6度faan1返gung1工。

I have worked there before.

nei5你si3試gwo3過sik6食le1呢gaan1間caan1餐teng1廳mei6未aa4呀？

Have you tried eating at this restaurant yet?

Common phrases

si3試gwo3過jat1一ci3次

tried once

mei6未si3試gwo3過

have never tried

Common mistake

Avoid confusing this with 試吓, which means to try something out for the first time or to give it a go. 試過 refers to a past experience, whereas 試吓 refers to a future or current intention to attempt an action.