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LESSON XIII (CONTINUED).
The Article.
- îⁿ-îⁿ--kâi,
- the round one. sì-pang--kâi, the square one.
- saⁿ-kak-hĩⁿ kâi,
- the three cornered one.
- sĩ chhēng-tn̂g-saⁿ kâi,
- it is the one wearing a long gown.
- sĩ tì-kûe-lo̍ih kâi,
- it is the one who has on a bamboo hat.
- sĩ chiàⁿ-ji̍p--kâi,
- it is the one who has just entered.
- sĩ hṳ́ àiⁿ-chhut-mn̂g kâi,
- it is that one about to go out at the door.
- ũ-kái-nâng chõ tõ-íⁿ,
- there is a man sitting in the chair.
- tõ-íⁿ chõ-ũ kâi-nâng,
- in the chair sitting there is a man.
- tõ-íⁿ chõ--kâi-nâng,
- the man sitting in the chair.
- i-nâng chõ-tõ-íⁿ,
- he, the man, was sitting in the chair.
- nâng ũ-poiⁿ-mīn,
- the man had a pitted face.
- ũ-poiⁿ-mīn nâng,
- a man with a pitted face.
- poiⁿ-mīn-nâng tàⁿ,
- the man with a pitted face said.
- biē-chôiⁿ ũ sêng-chhiū,
- before the temple there was a banyan tree.
- biē-chôiⁿ kâi-sêng-chhiū,
- the banyan which was before the temple.
- i sĩ siá-jī kâi,
- he is a writer.
- siá-jī--kâi chiũ-sĩ chí-kâi,
- this is the one that is the writer.
- chiá m̄-sĩ, hṳ́ iā-m̄-sĩ,
- this is not (the one), and that also is not (the one).
- thâng-chá lâi bōi-hṳ̂--kâi sĩ lṳ́ mē?
- the one that came a while ago to sell fish, was it you.
- úa chiũ-sĩ,
- I am (the one).
- phah-mn̂g--kâi chiũ-sĩ chí-kâi ā?
- the one that knocked at the door, is this he, eh?
- m̄-sĩ chí-kâi ā,
- it was not this one (said doubtingly).
- gû-chú sĩ tî-tiâng?
- who is the owner of the ox?
- gû-chú kâi-miâⁿ kiè-chò A-sam,
- the owner of the cow, his name is called A Sam.
- póu-ôi kâi-nâng lâi,
- the (or a) shoemaker has come.
- cha-ji̍t lâi chò-ôi--kâi tõ-mn̂g-gūa,
- the shoemaker who came yesterday, is outside the door.
- ta̍t-chîⁿ--kâi sĩ chí-kâi,
- the valuable one is this one.
- siãng-chhiet-iàu sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
- the most important (thing) is thus and so.
- i só-khí kâi-chhù sĩ chhâ--chò-kâi,
- the house which he built is a wooden one.
