明明 /ming4 ming4/
ADVERB
[sentence adverb] Used to emphasize the speaker's perception that what is said is clear.
用嚟俾講嘢嘅人去強調自嘅感知係好清晰。
Example sentences
「歌仔都有得唱,『十個女仔,九個認細,明明係老,佢話唔係』」(obviously)
「有啲香港人明明係講粵語,但又唔識中文,皆因佢哋喺外國大,甚至係外國出世,例如係英、美、澳、加咁啦。」(they do speak)
「有時喺火車度見到,有啲人明明講粵語,但又淨係同佢哋啲小朋友講普通話,可能佢哋係喺深圳嘅居民,但佢哋嘅母語唔係粵語,例如係客家話或者潮州話,所以同小朋友講粵語就真係唔係好合理。」(they do speak)
「我明明提咗你幾次,但你都唔記得,既然係冇記性,點解唔寫底佢呢?」(I have reminded you)
「我明明見住你放入去嗝,但又真係冇咗喎,諗極都唔明。」(I did see that)
「我就真係唔明,點解啲嘢明明放喺你面前,咁都睇唔到。」(I am sure that)
「我明明覺得有嘢係手臂度躝吓躝吓,但望吓又唔見有嘢。」(I do feel)
「我明明聽到出面有嗝嗝聲,仲以為爸爸返做嚟做緊嘢,但再睇吓,完來係架舊風扇開度響咋。」(I do listen)
Collocations
係、覺得、聽、講、話、提、睇、見、聞
See also
梗係、以為、但