「有」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: jau5
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
  • to have; to be made up of
    (Cant.) 今gam1晚maan5我ngo5哋dei6有jau5三saam1十sap6個go3人jan2。
    (Eng.) There are thirty of us tonight.

  • to have; used to indicate a social or interpersonal relationship or affiliation
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5兩loeng5個go3仔zai2。
    (Eng.) I have two sons.
    (Cant.) 佢keoi5有jau5好hou2多do1朋pang4友jau5㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) She has lots of friends.

  • to have; to own
    (Cant.) 我ngo5屋uk1企kei2有jau5三saam1架gaa3車ce1,兩loeng5層cang4樓lau2。
    (Eng.) My family owns three cars and two flats.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5呢ni1度dou6有jau5啲di1朱zyu1古gu1力lik1,你nei5食sik6住zyu6頂ding2下haa5肚tou5先sin1啦laa1。
    (Eng.) I have some bits of chocolate with me, help yourself with it.

  • to have; used to describe things / resources that one can make use of
    (Cant.) 你nei5有jau5三saam1分fan1鐘zung1時si4間gaan3。
    (Eng.) You have three minutes.

  • to exist; can be found
    (Cant.) 火fo2星sing1上soeng6可ho2能nang4有jau5生sang1命ming6。
    (Eng.) There may be life in Mars.
    (Cant.) 地dei6鐵tit3站zaam6有jau5洗sai2手sau2間gaan1。
    (Eng.) There are washrooms in the MTR station.

  • added in front of another verb to emphasise that the said action has been done
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5做zou6功gung1課fo3㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) I have done some homework!
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5打daa2過gwo3俾bei2你nei5㗎gaa3。
    (Eng.) I did call you!
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5講gong2你nei5知zi1𠺝gaak3。
    (Eng.) I definitely told you that.
    (Cant.) 我ngo5有jau5食sik6藥joek6㗎gaa3!
    (Eng.) I did take my medicine!

See also: 得到 設有 具備 放 具
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「有」

Entry #2
Pronunciation: jau5
Part of Speech: pronoun
Explanation:
there is/are; added in front of the measure word of the subject/topic of a sentence to bring out a new indefinite noun phrase
(Cant.) 有jau5三saam1個go3人jan2喺hai2會wui6議ji5室sat1等dang2緊gan2你nei5。
(Eng.) There are three people waiting for you in the meeting room.
(Cant.) 有jau5本bun2書syu1提tai4過gwo3呢ni1個go3講gong2法faat3。
(Eng.) There's a book that mentions this saying.
See also: 有得 冇
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