Cantonese · 11 November 2026 · Verb-Object Splitting and Compounding
食過飯
sik6 gwo3 faan6Jyutping
have eaten a meal before / ate (experiential or past)
verb phrase
A split construction incorporating the experiential aspect marker '過' right after the core verb to indicate past experience or that a meal has already been taken in a specific timeframe.
In a sentence
既然大家都食過飯，不如拿拿臨返公司開會衝埋份報告，費事聽日一早被經理照肺。
gei3 jin4 daai6 gaa1 dou1 sik6 gwo3 faan6, bat1 jyu4 naa1 naa1 lam4 faan1 gung1 si1 hoi1 wui5 cung1 maai4 fan6 bou3 gou3, fai3 si6 ting1 jat6 jat1 zou2 bei2 ging1 lei5 ziu3 fai3.
Since everyone has already eaten, let's hurry back to the office to hold the meeting and blast through the report, so we avoid getting chewed out by the manager first thing tomorrow.