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bøextaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'taxng; bøe'taxng; (be tid'thafng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the negative of øextaxng, expresses physical or moral impossibility

不能

In'ui bøo zoar, bøextaxng siar phøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui bøo zoar, be'taxng siar phoef.; Yn'ui bøo zoar, bøe'taxng siar phøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I can not write a letter because there is no paper.
因為沒紙,不能寫信

Goar bøextaxng (bøe titthafng) laai, in'ui cyn bøo eeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'taxng (be tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng.; Goar bøe'taxng (bøe tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I can not come, because I am very busy.
我不能來,因為很忙。

Thagzheq ee sikafn goar bøextaxng zhutkhix chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar be'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo.; Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar bøe'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
During study time, I can not (I am not allowed to) go out and play.
上課時我不能出去玩。

bøextitthafng khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'tid'thafng khix; bøe'tid'thafng khix; (be'taxng khix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot manage to go

不能去

øextitthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'tid thafng; øe'tid'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

able to..., it can be...

可…

thafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

may, may be done, may be, it is allowable, be licit, used as a mere auxiliary almost like the English "to" of the infinitive

可

bøo mih thafng ho lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo mih thafng ho lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
have nothing to give you
沒有東西可給你

bøo oe thafng korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe thafng korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
having nothing to say, unable to say anything
無話可說

bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng ciah; bøo thafng ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
having nothing to eat
沒東西吃

bøthafng hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
not at all good
不太好

øextitthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'tid thafng; øe'tid'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
able to..., it can be...
可 ...

mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
you must not, don't do that
不可

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