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What is the classifier for tools and machines?

  • -gaan-
  • Gihn
  • /ba/ (correct)
  • Ga

What classifier is used for machines?

Ga

What is the classifier for buildings?

-gaan-

What classifier is used for most clothes?

<p>Gihn</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which classifier refers to people and abstract things?

<p>Go</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is associated with animals and one of a pair?

<p>Jek</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for vertical surfaces?

<p>Faai</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier denotes square or rectangular shapes?

<p>-fuk-</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classifier for flat surfaces.

<p>-jeung-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for cylindrical objects?

<p>-ji-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is used for small and round items?

<p>-lap-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for long and narrow items?

<p>\tiuh\</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier corresponds to 'the knife'?

<p>/ba/ -dou-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is related to 'the car'?

<p>Ga -che-</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classifier used for 'the house'.

<p>-gaan- -uk-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is associated with 'the shirt/dress'?

<p>Gihn -saam-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'the doctor'?

<p>Go -yi- -sang-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier corresponds to 'the decision'?

<p>Go kyut dihng</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'the dog'?

<p>Jek /gau/</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier relates to 'the hand'?

<p>Jek /sau/</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classifier for 'a mirror'.

<p>Faai geng</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'a picture'?

<p>-fuk- /wa/</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier corresponds to 'a table'?

<p>-jeung- /toi/</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'a pen or pencil'?

<p>-ji- -bat-</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classifier for 'a sweet'.

<p>-lap- /tong/</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier pertains to 'the road'?

<p>\tiuh\ louh</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for pluralization?

<p>-di-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier follows a # for circumstances?

<p>Following a #</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier involves W/ -ni- or /go/?

<p>W/ -ni- or /go/</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for possessive circumstances?

<p>In a possessive (replacing ge)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is used with a noun alone (before the verb)?

<p>W/ a noun alone (before the verb = the)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is used with a noun alone (after the verb)?

<p>W/ a noun alone (after the verb = a certain ____)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'pound'?

<p>bohng</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'dozen'?

<p>-da-</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classifier for 'cup'.

<p>-bui-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is used for 'box'?

<p>hahp</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier refers to 'bag'?

<p>-baau-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'dish'?

<p>dihp</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'class'?

<p>-baan-</p> Signup and view all the answers

Identify the classifier used for 'pile'.

<p>-deui-</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the classifier for 'set'?

<p>tou</p> Signup and view all the answers

What classifier is used for 'pair'?

<p>deui</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Noun Classifiers and Their Definitions

  • Classifier for tools and machines: /ba/
  • Classifier for machines: Ga
  • Classifier for buildings: -gaan-
  • Classifier for most clothes: Gihn
  • Classifier for people and abstract entities: Go
  • Classifier for animals or one of a pair: Jek
  • Classifier for vertical surfaces: Faai
  • Classifier for square or rectangular objects: -fuk-
  • Classifier for flat surfaces: -jeung-
  • Classifier for cylindrical objects: -ji-
  • Classifier for small and round items: -lap-
  • Classifier for long and narrow items: *\tiuh*

Specific Noun Classifications

  • Knife: /ba/ -dou-
  • Car: Ga -che-
  • House: -gaan- -uk-
  • Shirt/Dress: Gihn -saam-
  • Doctor: Go -yi- -sang-
  • Decision: Go kyut dihng
  • Dog: Jek /gau/
  • Hand: Jek /sau/

Objects and Their Classifiers

  • Mirror: Faai geng
  • Picture: -fuk- /wa/
  • Table: -jeung- /toi/
  • Pen or Pencil: -ji- -bat-
  • Sweet: -lap- /tong/
  • Road: \tiuh\ louh

Additional Classifiers

  • Pluralizer: -di-
  • Circumstance 1: Used following a number #
  • Circumstance 2: In combination with -ni- or /go/
  • Circumstance 3: For possessive use (replaces ge)
  • Circumstance 4a: Used before a verb with a noun indicating the
  • Circumstance 4b: Used after a verb indicating a certain ____

Measurement and Common Terms

  • Pound: bohng
  • Dozen: -da-
  • Cup: -bui-
  • Box: hahp
  • Bag: -baau-
  • Dish: dihp
  • Class: -baan-
  • Pile: -deui-
  • Set: tou
  • Pair: deui

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