Chinese edit

to be at place
simp. and trad.
(垃海)
alternative forms

Etymology edit

See 在許在许.

Pronunciation edit

  • Wu (Wugniu)
    • (Northern): 6le-he5; 6la-he5; 8laq-he5; 8leq-he5 / 6le-he1; 8leq-he1 / 2le-he5; 8laq-he5

Verb edit

垃海 (Northern Wu)

  1. to be at , to be in, to exist
    垃海圖書館裡向 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    垃海图书馆里向 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6ngu 8laq-he5 6du-sy1-kuoe5 6li-shian5 [Wugniu]
    I am in the library.

Synonyms edit

Adverb edit

垃海 (Northern Wu)

  1. at; in

Synonyms edit

Adverb edit

垃海 (Northern Wu)

  1. Used to indicate the continuous aspect.
    垃海啥人 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    垃海啥人 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6non 8laq-he5 5ten 5sa-gnin6-gha0 [Wugniu]
    Who are you waiting for?
    垃海浪費空氣浪費土地見氣浪費辰光豪𢜶滾開 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    垃海浪费空气浪费土地见气浪费辰光豪𢜶滚开 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    6non 8weq-laq8-he5-meq8 6laon-fi5 1khon-chi5 5shi-theq7-tsy5-meq0 6laon-fi5 5thu-di6 6ngu 6ne 7taq-non6 1ci5-chi5 6gha-zy6 6laon-fi5 6zen-kuaon 6ghau-sau5 5kuen-khe1 [Wugniu]
    You're a waste of air alive and waste of soil dead, me talking to you right now is a waste of time, now fuck off!
  2. (when placed at the end of a sentence) Used to indicate the perfective aspect.
    早飯嘸沒垃海 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    早饭呒没垃海 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    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)
    4ngu 3tsau-ve6 2we 2m-meq8 7chieq-laq8-he0 [Wugniu]
    I have yet to eat my breakfast.

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