Can You Tell It’s Passive Voice in Cantonese? - Part 1
In Cantonese, it's common to shorten a word phrase in conversations, and it'll still make sense. For example: The phrase of "to get wet" is "整濕" (zing2 sap1); the phrase of "to break" is "整爛" (zing2 laan6). In both examples, "整" means "to cause". When using passive voice, we don't need to mention "整" and it is understood.
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In Chinese, “passive voice” is used for several reasons. Compared with English, the structure of a sentence in passive voice is very straightforward, especially when verbs do not change their forms in Cantonese.
There are two main types of passive voice, and in this video, we will focus on one of them.
Chapters:
0:00 1. Intro
0:13 2. Explanation
0:44 3. When do we use “passive voice” in Cantonese in general + Difference between English and Cantonese when using “passive voice”.
2:00 4. Examples
4:23 5. Summary + Recommendation
(Jyutping is used for the Cantonese pronunciation in this video.)
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