41.5 The Adverb 最 zeoi3 (‘most’)

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In Grammar and Vocabulary 26.3. we learned that we can put the adverb 最 zeoi3 (‘most’) before a location expression.

The adverb 最 zeoi3 is a degree word. We can put it before a preference verb (e.g., 鍾意 zung1 ji3 ‘to like’, 憎 zang1 ‘to hate’) to modify the preference verb.

Subject	最 zeoi3 ‘most’	Stative verb	Object
我哋	最	鍾意	食紅衫魚	。
ngo5 dei6	zeoi3	zung1 ji3	sik6 hung4 saam1 jyu2	.
we	most	like	eat golden thread fish
We like eating golden thread fish most.
我個仔	最	憎	食苦瓜	。
ngo5 go3 zai2	zeoi3	zang1	sik6 fu2 gwaa1	.
my son	most	hate	eat bitter melon
My son hates eating bitter melon most.

When the adverb 唔 m4 (‘not’) is put before the preference verb, we put 最 zeoi3 before 唔 m4.

Subject	最 zeoi3 ‘most’	唔 m4 ‘not’	Stative verb	Object
我個仔	最	唔	鍾意	食苦瓜	。
ngo5 go3 zai2	zeoi3	m4	zung1 ji3	sik6 fu2 gwaa1	.
my son	most	not	like	eat bitter melon
My son dislikes eating bitter melon most.