No. 5,415 in Chinese
佢係
"佢係" means "He/She is" in Cantonese.
In a sentence
佢係我嘅朋友。
They are my friend.
The phrase '佢係' functions to introduce a predicate about the subject '佢'.
佢係教書嘅老師。
They are a teacher who teaches.
In this sentence, '佢係' is used to define the professional role of the subject '佢'.
佢係一個好人。
They are a good person.
Here, '佢係' is applied to describe the attributes of the subject '佢'.
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