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In Cantonese, as in other Sino-Tibetan languages like Mandarin, measure words (also known as classifiers) are used to specify the quantity of a given noun. For example, we use the measure word 隻 [zek3] to count animals, the measure word 個 [go3] to count inanimate objects, and the measure word 條 [tiu4] to count long, thin objects. Unlike in English, where you would simply say "three dogs" or "five cups" for regular nouns, in Cantonese you use a measure word between the numeral

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The Cantonese particle 嘅 (ge3) is a versatile word that can be used in a variety of ways. Today's blog post will be explaining its usages as a possessive particle, an adjective suffix, and a final particle. As a possessive particle 嘅 [ge3] is used to indicate possession and this is one of the most common ways the particle is used. It is usually placed after the possessor (the person who owns), to turn it into a possessive adjective, followed by the possessed noun. For example