究gau3竟ging2

English

1. to go to the bottom of a matter
2. actually; exactly; used to intensify the "questioning" sense of certain types questions, but never used with questions lacking a question word, 唔 or 未
3. after all
4. when all is said and done
5. (in an interrogative sentence) finally
6. outcome
7. result

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 到底；其實；用喺問句入面加強質問嘅意思（唔可以用喺冇疑問代詞、又冇「唔」「未」嘅問句）

Examples

• 究竟佢嚟唔嚟㗎？

  Is she coming or not?

• 你究竟想要乜嘢呀？

  What exactly do you want?

• 你行得未呀，究竟？

  Are you ready yet? Hello?

• 佢究竟匿埋咗喺邊呢？

  I wonder where he is hiding.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 究竟點解呢？我哋一齊嚟睇睇。

  Why exactly is it like this? Let's take a look together.

• 嗰個人伏喺草叢好耐囉噃，究竟想做乜㗎？

  Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

• 東喺網球上從來都冇輸過畀宇太，但係喺嗰場比賽入面，宇太以滑坡贏咗。 當時佢哋兩個究竟發生咗咩事？

  Tatoeba CC BY

• 究竟谁要负责？

  Who exactly is responsible?

  Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY