垃哉

垃哉

1. (Suburban Shanghainese Wu, dated Shanghainese) Used to indicate the present perfective.
   • 2010, Qian Nairong, “從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態 [Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     電燈亮拉哉。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     电灯亮拉哉。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     The light has been turned on.

2. (Suburban Shanghainese Wu, dated Shanghainese) Used to indicate the present progressive.
   • 2010, Qian Nairong, “從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態 [Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     伊爿天拉落哉。 [Shanghainese, trad. and simp.]

     It's raining.

   • 2010, Qian Nairong, “從〈滬語便商〉所見的老上海話時態 [Tenses and Aspects? Old Shanghainese as Found in the Book Huyu Bian Shang]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     儂拉瞎來來哉。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     侬拉瞎来来哉。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     You're messing up.

• The difference between the two senses is that the prior has to appear back to back, while the latter can appear separate and encircles the main verb.

• (present perfective):
  • (contemporary Shanghainese) 了
• (present progressive):
  • (contemporary Shanghainese) 垃, 垃海, 垃垃

• 垃哩, 垃