借書 /ze3 syu1/
VERB
[verb-noun compounds]
- Borrow a book or books.
問過其他人後，再攞佢嘅書嚟睇，睇完就俾番佢。
Example sentences
「借書前要申請借書證㗎。」(Of course, you must apply a library card before borrowing books.)
「我通常喺公司附近間圖書館借書。」(I usually borrow books from the library near my office.)Collocations
(aspect marker) 咗、完、晒、埋、緊、過、到、住、吓、親、得See also
還書 - Check book out (of library)
喺圖書館借書時，將書攞走前，要將借書人同埋書嘅資料留低。
Example sentences
「你借咗書未？我哋夠鐘走㗎喇。」(Did you check books out?)
「借咗書先至走，個防盜器會響㗎。」(Check books out before leaving library or anti-theft alarm will be sounded.)Collocations
(aspect marker) 咗、完、晒、埋、緊、過、到、住、吓、親、得See also
還書
NOUN
Borrowing of a book or books.
問過其他人後，再攞佢嘅書嚟睇，睇完就俾番佢。
Example sentences
「借書係好容易，因為區區都有圖書館。」(District public libraries are convenient for access to all local residences.)
[as modifier]「唔該，俾你張借書證我。」(Could you give me your library card?)
Collocations
張、證、機
See also
還書
Verb Aspects
Perfective (咗 /zo2/)
「你借咗書未？」(Did you borrow books?)
「我借咗書喇，返去可以做閱讀報告。」(I borrowed books.)
Terminative (完 /jyun4/)
「你借完書未？我哋要走喇。」(Have you checked the books out?)
「你一借完書，我哋即刻走。」(Whenever you finish to check the books out, we leave immediately.)
Exhaustive (晒 /saai3/)
「你借晒書未？每人可以借八本書。」(Have you reached your loan limit?)
「嗰個書架啲書俾人借晒。」(No book left behind on the shelf.)
Additive (埋 /maai4/)
「你借埋書先啦，等埋你至走。」(We will wait until you finish to check the books out of the library.)
Progressive (緊 /gan2/)
「你係咪借緊書？等埋你至走。」(Are you waiting for borrowing books?)
「我仲借緊書呀，你等多一陣吖。」(I am waiting for borrowing books.)
Durative (住 /zyu6/)
「你借住書先啦，我要去廁所。」(You go to check books out now. I will be right back.)
「你唔好借書住，我要去廁所。」( Don't check books out now because you have to watch over the children for me. )
Experiential (過 /gwo3/)
「你借過書未？間圖書館啱啱新開。」(Have you ever borrowed books from the newly opened library?)
「我喺呢間圖書館借過幾次書。」(I borrowed books from this library a few times.)
Resultative Perfect (到 /dou2/)
「你借到/dou2/書未？借唔到/dou2/就冇得做閱讀報告喇。」(Can you borrow books?)
「終於俾我借到/dou2/本書，呢本書成日都好多人預約㗎。」(I can borrow the books eventually.)
Anterior Perfect (到 /dou3/)
「你有冇借到書呀？」(Do you borrow books?)
「弊！我冇借到書添。」(Oops! I forgot to borrow books.)
「我有借到書呀，唔使擔心。」(I did borrow books. Don't worry.)
Delimitative (吓 /haa2/)
「你借吓書就會知部機點用。」(You will know the checkout machine after use.)
[with experiential aspect]「我喺度借過吓書咁啦，都覺得啲服務唔錯。」(I borrowed books from this library a few times.)
Habitual (開 /hoi1/)
「我借開書嗰部借書機壞咗，又用唔慣啲新機。」(I used to check books out with that machine but it was broken. But I am not familiar with the newer ones.)
Coincidental (親 /can1/)
「點解我次次借親書都壞機㗎？真係黑仔。」(Checkout machine breaks down whenever I check books out of library.)
Permissive (得 /dak1/)
「Network通番就借得書㗎喇。」(Checkout service will be resumed once the network is available.)
「未借得書住，因為network未得住。」(Checkout service has stopped because the network is down.)
