14.4 The Conjunction 就 zau6 I (Contrast)

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When we describe people or things in a group one by one, we can add the conjunction 就 zau6 to show contrast between the people or things. We put 就 zau6 after the subject in each sentence.

A:你兩個仔女做緊嘢定讀緊書㗎?
nei5 loeng5 go3 zai2 neoi2 zou6 gan2 je5 ding6 duk6 gan2 syu1 gaa3?
Are your two children working or studying?
B:一個做緊嘢,一個讀緊書。
jat1 go3 zau6 zou6 gan2 je5, jat1 go3 zau6 duk6 gan2 syu1.
One of them is working. One of them is studying.