就zau6算syun3

English

1. (coll.) even if
2. even if; granted that

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 帶出某個條件存在都好，亦都唔妨礙下個子句所描述嘅情況發生

Examples

• 你就算叫佢唔嚟佢都照嚟㗎啦。

  She'll come even if you tell her not to.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 就算你搭的士，你都實趕唔切架飛機㗎啦！

  Even if you take a taxi, you'll still miss your plane.

• 你就算真係知道個真相，而家都係扮唔知好啲。

  Even if you know the truth, you had better pretend otherwise at present.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 就算我幾咁憎一個人，我都唔會想佢受咁嘅苦。

  I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 我哋個老闆咁孤寒，公司就算賺錢，都唔分花紅㗎！

  Our boss is very mean, even if the company makes a profit, it won't pay any bonus.

• 呢到嘅人對食好講究，所以就算係幾平嘅餐廳都好，如果啲嘢食唔好食，都會好快執笠。

  The people here are particular about what they eat, so even if a restaurant is inexpensive, it'll soon go out of business if the food doesn't taste good.

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 「哼，就算係噉呀，我個分咪仲係高過你多多聲！」「你講咩話？！如果我出盡晒力，你仲會係我對手咩？」

  "Well, even so my score is far above yours isn't it?" "What did you say!? If I was to go all out you'd be as nothing to me!"

  Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

• 就算天氣乾旱，嗰口井嘅水都唔會乾涸。

  Tatoeba · LeeSooHa CC BY