垃哉
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]perfective | present | ||
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simp. and trad. (垃哉) |
垃 | 哉 | |
alternative forms | 拉哉 拉者 垃者 |
Pronunciation
[edit]Particle
[edit]垃哉
- (Suburban Shanghainese Wu, dated Shanghainese) Used to indicate the present perfective.
- 電燈亮拉哉。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
- From: 2010, Qian Nairong, 《從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態》 (Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang)
- The light has been turned on.
电灯亮拉哉。 [Shanghainese, simp.]
- (Suburban Shanghainese Wu, dated Shanghainese) Used to indicate the present progressive.
Usage notes
[edit]- The difference between the two senses is that the prior has to appear back to back, while the latter can appear separate and encircles the main verb.
Synonyms
[edit]- (present perfective):
- (contemporary Shanghainese) 了
- (present progressive):
See also
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