det: determiner
The det relation applies to the head of a nominal and its determiner. All determiners are tagged DET, and thus all words with the tag will be a det dependent. Classifiers may also function as determiners (see further below).
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1 呢 _ DET _ _ 3 det _ this
2 餐 _ NOUN _ _ 1 clf _ CL:meal
3 飯 _ NOUN _ _ 0 root _ meal
1 "this _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 meal" _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
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1 邊 _ DET _ _ 2 det _ which
2 位 _ NOUN _ _ 0 root _ CL:person
1 "Which _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 person?" _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
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1 每 _ DET _ _ 2 det _ every
2 次 _ NOUN _ _ 0 root _ CL:time
1 "every _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 time" _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
Classifiers are treated as determiners in the syntax when a noun phrase begins with a bare classifier. In Cantonese, this may occur both preverbally and postverbally. In preverbal position, it has a definite interpretation; in postverbal position, it may be ambiguous between definite and indefinite interpretations.
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1 買 _ VERB _ _ 0 root _ buy
2 咗 _ AUX _ _ 1 aux _ PERF
3 本 _ NOUN _ _ 4 det _ CL:book
4 書 _ NOUN _ _ 1 obj _ book
1 "bought _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
2 a/the _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
3 book" _ _ _ _ 0 _ _ _
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