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LESSON VIII (CONTINUED)
Possessive Verb.
Although sĩ, and ũ are thus necessary in certain short sentences, yet in ordinary conversation they are commonly left out, as the following examples will show.
- mī-pau sng,
- the bread is sour.
- chúi tiâm,
- the water is sweet, i.e. fresh.
- chúi kiâm,
- the water is brackish.
- chúi nah-sap,
- the water is dirty.
- chúi lô,
- the water is roily.
- chúi sie,
- the water is hot.
- chúi chhim,
- the water is deep.
- chúi chhién,
- the water is shallow.
- chúi kún,
- the water is boiling.
- chúi lâ-lûn,
- the„ water„ is„ tepid.
- chúi chié,
- the„ water„ is„ limited.
- chúi m̄-kàu-chok,
- the„ water„ is„ not enough.
- chûn o̍ih,
- the boat is narrow.
- chûn tōa,
- the„ boat„ is„ large.
- chûn sòi,
- the„ boat„ is„ small.
- chûn phùa,
- the„ boat„ is„ broken.
- chûn khiàng,
- the„ boat„ is„ strong.
- chûn àu,
- the„ boat„ is„ rotted.
- chûn mé,
- the„ boat„ is„ swift.
- chûn mān,
- the„ boat„ is„ slow.
- lōu pêⁿ,
- the road is even.
- lōu khi-khu,
- the„ road„ is„ uneven.
- lōu lok-lok,
- the„ road„ is„ sloppy.
- thiⁿ ou-àm,
- the heavens are dark.
- suaⁿ kûiⁿ-kûiⁿ,
- the mountain is very high.
- huang tōa,
- the wind is high.
- éng chhou,
- the waves are rough.
- ne̍k jūn,
- the meat is tough.
- ne̍k chhò,
- the„ meat„ is„ tender.
- thôu sán,
- the soil is sterile.
- thôu pûi,
- the„ soil„ is„ rich.
- ì-sṳ̀ hũn-hũn,
- the ideas are confused.
- mue̍h-kiãⁿ jṳ̂-jṳ̂,
- things are disorderly.
- mue̍h-kiãⁿ iap-thiap,
- things are orderly.
- chhâ phàⁿ,
- the wood is brash.
- ke-húe lāi,
- the tools are sharp.
