「嘅」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: ge3
Part of Speech: affix
Explanation:
  • used with two noun phrases to indicate possession; denotes that the latter belongs to, or is a part of, the former; similar to English " 's "
    (Cant.) 邊bin1個go3嘅ge3?
    (Eng.) Whose?
    (Cant.) 係hai6我ngo5嘅ge3。
    (Eng.) (It's) mine.
    (Cant.) 嗰go2本bun2係hai6我ngo5嘅ge3書syu1。
    (Eng.) That is my book.
    (Cant.) 商soeng1場coeng4嘅ge3廁ci3所so2喺hai2一jat1樓lau2。
    (Eng.) The restroom in this shopping mall is on the first floor.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1間gaan1公gung1司si1嘅ge3員jyun4工gung1好hou2後hau6生saang1。
    (Eng.) The employees of this company are so young.
    (Cant.) 大daai6災zoi1難naan6已ji5經ging1降gong3臨lam4喺hai2大daai6家gaa1嘅ge3身san1上soeng6。
    (Eng.) A great disaster has befallen us all.

  • inserted between the modifying clause/phrase and the noun; often translated as "that" or "which" in English
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5係hai6呢ni1度dou6最zeoi3靚leng3嘅ge3女neoi5仔zai2。
    (Eng.) She is the prettiest girl here.
    (Cant.) 今gam1日jat6嚟lai4唔m4到dou2開hoi1會wui2嘅ge3成sing4員jyun4,記gei3得dak1要jiu3睇tai2返faan1會wui6議ji5記gei3錄luk6呀aa3!
    (Eng.) Members who couldn't attend today's meeting, please remember to read the minutes!
    (Cant.) 呢ni1個go3係hai6一jat1個go3喺hai2美mei5國gwok3好hou2出ceot1名meng2嘅ge3網mong5站zaam6。
    (Eng.) This is a website that is famous in the United States.
    (Cant.) 呢ni1兩loeng5箱soeng1嘅ge3冬dung1天tin1衫saam1,你nei5好hou2似ci5冇mou5乜mat1點dim2着zoek3噉gam2噃bo3。
    (Eng.) You don't seem to wear these two boxes of winter clothes very often.

Synonym: Synonym: 之 的
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「嘅」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: ge2
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • used to express doubt or inquire into the reasons behind something
    (Cant.) 點dim2解gaai2嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) Why?
    (Cant.) 乜mat1你nei5仲zung6喺hai2度dou6嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) How come you're still here?
    (Cant.) 你nei5做zou6乜mat1唔m4走zau2嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) Why haven't you left yet?
    (Cant.) 你nei5搞gaau2咩me1嚟lei4啊aa3?周zau1身san1傷soeng1嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) What happened? Why have you got bruises everywhere?
    (Cant.) 收sau1唔m4到dou2訊seon3號hou6嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) Why is there no signal?

  • used in rhetorical questions to express exclamation, as a variant of sense 1 with a weaker interrogative sense
    (Cant.) 又jau6會wui5咁gam3啱ngaam1嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) What a coincidence!
    (Cant.) 噉gam2重zung6成sing4世sai3界gaai3嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) What has become of this world?
    (Cant.) 唔m4畀bei2人jan4行haang4都dou1有jau5嘅ge2?
    (Eng.) Why are you forbidding people from passing through?
    (Cant.) 粒nap1士si6多do1啤be1梨lei2咁gam3酸syun1嘅ge2!
    (Eng.) What a sour strawberry!
    (Cant.) 隻zek3玩wun6具geoi6熊hung4咁gam3得dak1意ji3嘅ge2,邊bin1度dou6買maai5㗎gaa3?
    (Eng.) Such a cute teddy bear. Where did you buy it?
    (Cant.) 仆puk1你nei5個go3街gaai1,亞aa3視si6嚟lei4嘅ge2!
    (Eng.) What the bloody hell, it's ATV!
    (Cant.) 呢ni1度dou6都dou1唔m4好hou2玩waan2嘅ge2,走zau2喇laa3。
    (Eng.) This place isn't fun at all, let's go.
    (Cant.) 人jan4家gaa1講gong2得dak1咁gam3白baak6,你nei5都dou1仲zung6唔m4明ming4解gaai2嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) I'm making myself pretty clear. How can you still not understand?
    (Cant.) 超ciu1!流lau4嘅ge2!
    (Eng.) Bummer! It's fake.
    (Cant.) 你nei5份fan6人jan4都dou1冇mou5解gaai2嘅ge2!
    (Eng.) You are being unreasonable!
    (Cant.) 噉gam2嘅ge3服fuk6務mou6態taai3度dou6,都dou1唔m4知zi1係hai6咪mai6做zou6生saang1意ji3嘅ge2!
    (Eng.) What kind of customer service is that? I thought they were real businessmen (who knew how to treat customers right)!

  • used in statements to weaken the speaker's tone to express doubt or hesitation; sometimes uttered with a prolonged pronunciation
    (Cant.) 都dou1好hou2嘅ge2都dou1好hou2嘅ge2……
    (Eng.) That's also fine, I guess...
    (Cant.) 聽ting1日jat6會wui5嚟lei4嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) I'll come tomorrow. Maybe.
    (Cant.) OKou1 kei1嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) It's sort of okay...
    (Cant.) 你nei5都dou1講gong2得dak1啱ngaam1嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) I guess you kinda have a point...

  • used to weaken the speaker's tone to express an understatement
    (Cant.) 擦caat3損syun2咗zo2少siu2少siu2啫ze1,冇mou5咩me1嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) Just a scratch. No big deal.
    (Cant.) 畫waak6啦laa1,張zoeng1紙zi2唔m4重zung6要jiu3嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) Feel free to draw on it. It's just scrap paper.
    (Cant.) 街gaai1度dou6攞lo2㗎gaa3,唔m4使sai2錢cin2嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) I got it from some street booth for free.
    (Cant.) 「咦ji2,乜mat1咁gam3錯co3蕩dong6啊aa3?」「哦o5,我ngo5嚟lai4揾wan2阿aa3晴cing4嘅ge2。」
    (Eng.) "Huh? How come you're here? I don't see you here very often." "Oh, I came for Ching."
    (Cant.) 噉gam2佢keoi5又jau6真zan1係hai6幫bong1唔m4落lok6嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) Well, it's kinda true that he deserves no help.

  • usually used with 咪 mai6 or 又係 jau6 hai6 to remind the hearer of a past event
    (Cant.) 噚cam4晚maan5你nei5咪mai6話waa6你nei5買maai5咗zo2拼ping3圖tou4返faan1屋uk1企kei2砌cai3嘅ge2,砌cai3成seng4點dim2啊aa3而ji4家gaa1?
    (Eng.) Hey, didn't you say last night that you bought some puzzles to do at home? How are you doing so far?
    (Cant.) 我ngo5哋dei6嗰go2次ci3咪mai6去heoi3食sik6飯faan6嘅ge2,撞zong6到dou2嗰go2個go3咪mai6阿aa3傑git6囉lo1。
    (Eng.) Do you remember that time we ate out? Ah Kit's the guy we bumped into.
    (Cant.) 又jau6係hai6你nei5話waa6嘅ge2,閒haan4事si6莫mok6理lei5吖aa1嘛maa3。
    (Eng.) It's you who told me to mind my own business.

  • used to cite a fact as evidence in defense
    (Cant.) 我ngo5叫giu3佢keoi5噉gam2做zou6嘅ge2,邊bin1關gwaan1佢keoi5事si6唧zek1?
    (Eng.) I told her to do it. It isn't her fault.
    (Cant.) 乜mat1條tiu4裙kwan4真zan1係hai6唔m4靚leng3咩me1?我ngo5男naam4朋pang4友jau5讚zaan3我ngo5着zoek3得dak1好hou2睇tai2我ngo5先sin1買maai5嘅ge2。
    (Eng.) Is the dress really that bad? I only bought it because my boyfriend said I looked good in it.

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「嘅」

Entry #3
Pronunciation: ge3
Part of Speech: particle
Explanation:
  • used to express confidence or assert a fact
    (Cant.) 我ngo5知zi1道dou3你nei5一jat1定ding6會wui5幫bong1我ngo5嘅ge3。
    (Eng.) I knew you would help me.
    (Cant.) 唔m4使sai2用jung6劍gim3嘅ge3,用jung6黑hak1旋syun4風fung1(牌paai4子zi2)就zau6得dak1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) No need for a sword. Just use Black Vortex (brand).
    (Cant.) 係hai6我ngo5叫giu3佢keoi5咁gam2做zou6嘅ge3。
    (Eng.) I'm the one that told her to do it.
    (Cant.) 冇mou5事si6嘅ge3。
    (Eng.) It'll be fine.
    (Cant.) 就zau6噉gam2嘅ge3,呢ni1段dyun6錄luk6音jam1已ji5經ging1打daa2好hou2咗zo2嘞laak3,跟gan1住zyu6使sai2唔m4使sai2翻faan1聽teng1對deoi3稿gou2?
    (Eng.) So, this recording has been transcribed already. Should I listen to the recording again and proofread the transcript?

  • used to express disbelief, usually together with 又 (會) jau6 (wui5)
    (Cant.) 敵dik6人jan4嘅ge3敵dik6人jan4就zau6一jat1定ding6係hai6自zi6己gei2嘅ge3朋pang4友jau5嚟lai4嘅ge3?
    (Eng.) Are you sure the enemy of your enemy is your friend?

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「嘅」

Entry #4
Pronunciation: ge3
Part of Speech: conjunction
Explanation:
"if you really ...", commonly used in a persuasion, request or complaint; the conjunction is added to the end of a clause, and followed by another clause with the word 就 zau6, to convey a strong if-then logical relation: if the second clause (either a request or statement) is not fulfilled, then the first clause is nullified
(Cant.) 識sik1趣ceoi3嘅ge3就zau6唔m4好hou2阻zo2住zyu6晒saai3。
(Eng.) If you are smart, then stop getting in the way.
(Cant.) 係hai6朋pang4友jau5嘅ge3就zau6唔m4該goi1幫bong1下haa5手sau2啦laa1。
(Eng.) If you really are a friend of mine, you should help us out.
(Cant.) 愛oi3我ngo5嘅ge3就zau6離lei4開hoi1我ngo5啦laa1。
(Eng.) If you love me, then leave me for good.
Synonym: Synonym: 嘅話 的話
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