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Yaletaan
Definition
Carbon, a chemical element with atomic number 6.
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How it's used
Primarily used in scientific or nutritional contexts, such as when discussing diet or chemistry. Outside of these technical fields, it is rarely encountered in everyday casual conversation unless referring specifically to the chemical element or its allotropes.
Examples
These foods contain a lot of carbohydrates.
Diamonds are actually just composed of carbon.
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Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
