Cantonese · Day 13 · Negation Patterns
冇
mou5Jyutping
to not have / did not (past negation)
verb / adverb
Functions either as a verb meaning 'to not possess' or as an aspectual negative adverb to indicate that an action did not take place in the past.
In a sentence
我尋晚真係冇摸魚，份辦公室報告啲數據錯晒根本唔關我事。
ngo5 cam4 maan5 zan1 hai6 mou5 mo1 jyu4, fan6 baan6 gung1 si1 bou3 gou3 di1 sou3 geoi3 co3 saai3 gan1 bun2 m4 gwaan1 ngo5 si5.
I really did not slack off last night; it's completely not my fault that the data in that office report is entirely wrong.