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LESSON XIV.
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Prepositions and equivalents.
- At—tõ-chhù,
- at home.
- i tõ-choh khang-khùe,
- he is at (doing) work.
- i tõ-hièⁿ-pôiⁿ,
- he is at the other side.
- i tõ-chṳ-che,
- he is at the school.
- tõ-chia̍h ji̍t-tàu-pn̄g kâi sî-hāu,
- at the time of eating the noon rice (dinner time).
- On—tõ-hṳ́-téng,
- on there.
- tõ tû-téng--kò,
- on the top of the cupboard.
- tõ hái-mīn,
- on the sea. tõ tī-chiēⁿ, on the globe.
- tõ mîn-chhn̂g-téng,
- on the bed.
- tõ thâu-téng phûan-thâu-pòu,
- on his head was wound a turban.
- tõ chûn-téng ũ chōi-chōi-nâng,
- on the boat there were many people.
- tõ lōu-chiēⁿ chiũ ngõ--tie̍h i,
- on the road I met him.
- In—lãi,
- in. i ji̍p-lãi, he entered in. tõ i-lãi, in.
- lãi ũ sin-seⁿ hó-mn̄g,
- within is a teacher (of whom you) may inquire.
- lãi ũ sĩ-mih-mue̍h bô?
- within is there anything or not?
- àng-tói ũ-chúi,
- in the jar is water.
- To—i khṳ́ Ē-mn̂g,
- he has gone (to) Amoy.
- i ji̍p-lãi-tī,
- he has gone (to) the country.
- àiⁿ-khṳ̀ tî-kò?
- wants to go (to) where?
- kàu-chí-lâi,
- up to this (time or place).
- chò-mih-sṳ̄ khṳt-i?
- he did what to him?
- tùi-i tàⁿ,
- said to him.
- saⁿ, khie̍h-hôiⁿ--i,
- the jacket, take and give it to him.
- Of—kâi,
- of (see Possessive Case).
- Beyond—Thêng-hái kùe-khṳ̀,
- beyond Theng-hai.
- kùe-kài-hãn,
- beyond the boundary.
- kùe-kok,
- beyond the kingdom. kùe-sî, beyond the time.
- kùe-hūn,
- beyond what pertains to him.
- kùe-úa só-siẽⁿ,
- beyond what I supposed.
- Jit-pńg-kok kùe-khṳ́ chiũ-sĩ hái,
- beyond Japan it is ocean.
- chōi-kùe i só-hun-hù,
- beyond what he enjoined.
- Adjoining—sie-kiam-kài,
- adjoining each other.
- nõ-koiⁿ chhù-ãu sie-tú,
- the backs of the two houses touch each other.
