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English
Etymology
Compare Hokkien 佗落有 (tó-lo̍h ū, “how is it ?”, literally “where is there”). 有 (“have; there is”) is rendered as got in Singlish.
Also compare Malay mana ada and dialectal Mandarin 哪裡有／哪里有 (nǎlǐ yǒu).
Pronunciation
- (Singapore) IPA(key): /ˈwɛː ɡɔt/, , (very rare, some older speakers) /ˈhw-/
- IPA(key): (sentence-final alternative) /ˈwɛː ˈɡɔt/,
Phrase
where got (Singlish, Manglish, rhetorical, idiomatic)
- Used to challenge the validity of an assertion.
- — Let’s not do this one. Looks damn scary.
— This ride where got scary one? ― I don’t see how this ride is supposed to be scary.
- Used in questions expressing doubt about the existence of something.
- Nowadays where got time? ― We don’t really have time nowadays.
References
- Nala Huiying Lee, Ling Ai Ping, Hiroki Nomoto (2009) “Colloquial Singapore English got: functions and substratal influences”, in World Englishes, volume 28, number 3, →DOI, pages 293-318