got
verbEtymology Analogous to Chinese 有, such as Hokkien 有 (ū), Cantonese 有 (jau⁵), Mandarin 有 (yǒu). Sense 1 is also comparable to Malay ada.
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Manglish, Singlish, Invariable Have; there is (indicates the possession or existence of something).
- You got problem is it?
- Got ants over here.
4 more examples
- Got car! Got car!
- “Got lighter or not?”1999, Alfian Sa'at, Corridor, Singapore: SNP Editions, →OCLC, page 122:
- She sure got a lot of costume change, make-up, wig long long…2010, Haresh Sharma, Those Who Can't, Teach, Epigram Books, Act II, scene iv:
- “There is no such thing as president of the world. But there is one king of the world. I am king of the world. Bigger than you!” “Where got king, one? Who say so? You play cheat.” “My mother say got. You don’t believe me you ask her.”2022, Daren Shiau, chapter VIII, in Heartland, Ethos Books, →ISBN:
2
Singlish, Invariable Marks the completive or experiential aspect.
- You got shower?
- I got ski.
3 more examples
- I got ski before.
- You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:
- I got find it a bit weird lah, to be honest with you—it’s just a small cup!2021, Daryl Qilin Yam, Lovelier, Lonelier, Epigram Books, →ISBN:
3
Singlish, Invariable Used as a marker of realis modality.
- I got go Taiwan next year.
4
Singlish, Invariable Used to emphasize that an action has been done.
- I got tell them just now.
5
Singlish, Invariable Marks the habitual aspect in the present or past tense.
- I got cook meals for them.
- You got play badminton?
- Derived terms
- where got