42.7 Attributive Adjectives II

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In Grammar and Vocabulary 21.2, we learned that we can put an attributive adjective before a noun to modify the noun. We use the particle 嘅 ge3 to link an attributive adjective and a noun.

Attributive
Adjective		嘅
ge3		Noun
大嘅蘿蔔big white turnip
daai6ge3lo4 baak6
bigPartwhite turnip
細嘅蘿蔔small white turnip
sai3ge3lo4 baak6
smallPartwhite turnip

We usually omit the noun if it is obvious in the context.

A:蘿蔔幾錢斤呀？
lo4 baak6 gei2 cin2 gan1 aa3?
How much is one catty of white turnip?
B:四蚊斤。
sei3 man1 gan1.
$4 for one catty.
A:俾個大嘅蘿蔔我吖唔該。
bei2 go3 daai6 ge3 lo4 baak6 ngo5 aa1 m4 goi1.
Give me one big one, please.
In the last sentence, it is obvious that Speaker A is referring to a white turnip. Therefore, the noun 蘿蔔 lo4 baak6 can be omitted.