Experiential 過

經歷體「過」

About this concept

The aspect marker 過 gwo3 after the verb indicates past experience ('have ever done'). Negated with 未…過 (have never). Different from 咗 which marks specific completion.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~30 cards at level A2.

Examples

我去過日本。I have been to Japan.

你食過榴槤未？Have you ever eaten durian?

我未見過佢。I have never seen him/her.

佢學過廣東話。He/She has studied Cantonese before.

Prerequisite

Completed Action 咗A2

More A2 concepts

Completed Action 咗完成體「咗」Ongoing Action 緊進行體「緊」Basic Sentence-Final Particles基本語氣助詞 Comparison with 過 and 比比較句 Extended Classifiers進階量詞

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