taai3 daai6太大
Jyutpingtaai3 daai6
Yaletaai daaih
Definition
Too big; excessively large.
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How it's used
Cantonese speakers often prefer using the structure [adjective] + 咗 + [particle] to express that something has become too big, such as 太大咗. While 太大 works perfectly well, adding 咗 emphasizes the change in state or the realization that the size is problematic. It is frequently used when trying on clothes or assessing whether an object fits into a space.
Examples
This shirt is too big, do you have a smaller size?
Common phrases
too big (for items like clothes or furniture)
too big (for general objects)
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 太大 to describe a person who is older, but this is incorrect; use 大個 or 年紀大 instead. 太大 is strictly for physical dimensions or abstract scale.
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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.
