The Adverb '都' — Cantonese Grammar

(dou1dōudou1) means "also," "all," or "even," always placed before the verb: (ngo5 dou1 hou2 gou1·hing1ngóh dōu hóu gōu·hīngngo5 dou1 hou2 gou1·hing1) — I'm also very happy. With plural subjects it means "all": (keoi5·dei6 dou1 ngoi3 ngo5kéuih·deih dōu ngoi ngóhkoey5·dei6 dou1 ngoi3 ngo5) — they all love me.

With negation, (dou1dōudou1) comes first: (ngo5 dou1 m4 zi1ngóh dōu m̀h jīngo5 dou1 m4 dzi1) — I don't know either.

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Cantonese course

32 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 5. A few of them, with the words “The Adverb '都'” is about in bold:

佢都係瞓緊覺。佢就冇瞓。
keoi5 dou1 hai6 fan3 gan2 gaau3. keoi5 zau6 mou5 fan3.kéuih dōu haih fan gán gaau. kéuih jauh móuh fan.koey5 dou1 hai6 fan3 gan2 gaau3. koey5 dzau6 mou5 fan3.
He is also sleeping. She isn't.
Lesson 16
我愛佢哋，佢哋都愛我。
ngo5 oi3 keoi5·dei6, keoi5·dei6 dou1 oi3 ngo5.ngóh oi kéuih·deih, kéuih·deih dōu oi ngóh.ngo5 oi3 koey5·dei6, koey5·dei6 dou1 oi3 ngo5.
I love them and they love me.
Lesson 32
真係荒謬。你哋兩個都錯。
zan1·hai6 fong1·mau6. nei5·dei6 loeng5 go3 dou1 co3.jān·haih fōng·mauh. néih·deih léuhng go dōu cho.dzan1·hai6 fong1·mau6. nei5·dei6 loeng5 go3 dou1 tso3.
How ridiculous. You are both wrong.
Lesson 163

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