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LESSON VII
Substantive Verb.
- sĩ,
- is; am; are; yes; denotes entity, existence.
- úa sĩ,
- I am.
- lṳ́ sĩ,
- you are.
- i sĩ,
- he is.
- ún sĩ; nán sĩ,
- we are.
- nín sĩ,
- you are.
- i téng sĩ; in sĩ,
- they are.
- úa m̄-sĩ,
- I am not.
- lṳ́ m̄-sĩ,
- you are not.
- i m̄-sĩ,
- he is not.
- i sĩ-nâng,
- he is a man.
- i sĩ-tõ-chhân,
- he is in the field.
- i sĩ-tōa,
- he is large.
- i sĩ Tn̂g-nâng,
- he is a Chinaman.
- úa sĩ Sai-kok-nâng,
- I am a Western man.
- i sĩ hó-nâng,
- he is a good man.
- sĩ úa-kâi,
- (it) is mine.
- sĩ-hó,
- (it)„ is„ well.
- sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
- (it)„ is„ so.
- sĩ hièⁿ-seⁿ,
- (it)„ is„ like that.
- sĩ kak-nâng kâi sṳ̄,
- (it) is each one’s business.
- sĩ, mé?
- is (it) so?
- sĩ a-m̄-sĩ?
- is (it) so or not?
- i sĩ chûn-chú,
- he is a ship captain.
- i sĩ ba̍k-kang-nâng,
- he„ is„ a„ carpenter.
- i sĩ sai-pẽ,
- he„ is„ a„ master mechanic.
- i sĩ ui-seng,
- he„ is„ a„ physician.
- úa sĩ i-kâi a-hiaⁿ,
- I am his elder brother.
- úa sĩ i-kâi tī-chṳ́,
- I am his pupil.
- i sĩ tõiⁿ-it-hó kâi-nâng,
- he is a first-rate man.
- sĩ kong-sṳ̄,
- (it) is a public affair.
- sĩ sai-sṳ̄,
- (it)„ is„ a„ private affair.
- sĩ-kṳ̃n,
- (it)„ is„ near.
- sĩ-hñg,
- (it)„ is„ far off.
- sĩ-kûiⁿ,
- (it)„ is„ high.
- sĩ-kẽ,
- (it)„ is„ low.
- sĩ-chhim,
- (it)„ is„ deep.
- sĩ-chhién,
- (it)„ is„ shallow.
- sĩ-khuah,
- (it)„ is„ broad.
- sĩ-o̍ih,
- (it)„ is„ narrow.
