zung6 mei6仲未
Jyutpingzung6 mei6
Yalejuhng meih
Definition
Not yet.
colloquialdaily actionstime
How it's used
Focuses on the continuation of a state that was expected to have ended by now. It carries a sense of surprise or impatience, often implying that the action is overdue. It is far more common in spoken Cantonese than the formal equivalent 尚未.
Examples
He hasn't returned home yet.
You haven't eaten yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using it in the same way as 冇, which simply negates the past. 仲未 specifically emphasizes that the situation is still ongoing and incomplete.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
