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Sentence-final particle

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A sentence final particle is an utterance at the end of a sentence. It does not carry any meaning by themselves, and are usually added to improve the flow of colloquial speech. It is used in Cantonese, for example the particles "le", "la", "lo", and "ge". These particles act as qualifiers for the spoken verse. These are also present in other Asian languages such as Thai.