zyu3註注
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Yalejyu
Definition
To register, log, or make an entry in a system.
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How it's used
While 註 is a morpheme used in formal compounds like 註冊 or 註解, it rarely stands alone as a verb in spoken Cantonese. Instead, people prefer using 登記 when talking about signing up for an account or service. Using 註 alone might sound like you are reading from a formal document or a textbook.
Examples
Have you registered on the government website yet?
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Common mistake
Do not use 註 as a standalone verb for everyday actions like signing up for a class or an event. Stick to 登記 for those contexts to sound natural.
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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.
