Cantonese · 10 October 2026 · Verb-Object Splitting and Compounding
食咗飯
sik6 zo2 faan6Jyutping
having eaten a meal / ate
verb phrase
Demonstrates verb-object splitting where the perfective aspect marker '咗' is infixed directly after the verb component to denote completion.
In a sentence
我一早食咗飯喇，盒豉油皇炒麵你大方攞去開餐啦，唔好放喺度生晒蟻。
ngo5 jat1 zou2 sik6 zo2 faan6 laa3, hap2 si6 jau4 wong4 caau2 min6 nei5 daai6 fong1 lo2 heoi3 hoi1 caan1 laa1, m4 hou2 fong3 hai2 dou6 saang1 saai3 ngai5.
I ate my meal ages ago; feel free to take that box of premium soy sauce fried noodles and dig in, don't just leave it sitting here to swarm with ants.
