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bøe-''toxngsuu''-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be-''verb''-tid; bøe-''verb''-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses impossibility, equivalent to "not + verb + -able or -ible", The tone of the enclitic "tit" goes into the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone. The affirmative is "øe + verb + tit"

不,不會

• bøe ciah`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be ciah'tid; bøe ciah`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot be eaten, not edible
  吃不得

• bøexzøx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be zøx'tid; bøe'zøx/zøex`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot be done, not permitted
  做不得

• bøexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be eng'tid; bøe'eng`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's not permissible, It cannot be used.
  不能用,不行

bøexeng`tid/bøexiong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'eng`tid; bøe'eng`tid; (be'iong`tid) [[...]][i#] [p.]

improper, not all right, can't be used

不能,不可,不行

• Lie bøexeng`tid citmar khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'eng'tid cirm'mar khix.; Lie bøe'eng`tid cid'mar khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can't go now.
  你不能現在去。

• Cit'ee haixkhix `af, bøexeng`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid'ee hai'khix `af, be'eng`tid.; Cid'ee hai'khix`aq, bøe'eng`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is broken, it cannot be used.
  這個壞了,不能用。

bøexiong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'iong`tid; bøe'iong`tid; (bøe'eng`tid) [[...]][i#] [p.]

improper, not all right, can't be used

不能,不可,不行

øe-(''verb'')-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e-(''verb'')-tid; øe-(''verb'')-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses possibility and is equivalent to the adjectival suffix "able" as in perishable or "ible" as in edible. The negative is "be+verb+tit". The tone of the enclitic "tit" changes to the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone.

可, 能

• exciaqtid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'ciah'tid; øe'ciah`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can be eaten, edible
  可吃的

• øexzøx-tid/øexzøx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'zøx'tid; øe'zøx/zøex`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can be done. It's okay to do it.
  可做的

• Lie exkie'tid be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'kix'tid be?; Lie øe'kix`tid`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you remember?
  你記得嗎?

• Exexngtid be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'eng'tid be?; Øe'eng`tid`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is it okay? Can it be used?
  可以嗎? 可用嗎?

høea siøf bagbaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea siøf bak'baai; høea siøf bak'baai [[...]][i#] [p.]

imminent crisis or emergency (fire singeing the eyebrows)

火燒眉毛,燃眉之急

• Hoea siøf bagbaai, bøo korng bexexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng be'eng'tid.; Høea siøf bak'baai, bøo korng bøe'eng`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was forced to tell the truth.
  已到燃眉之急,不說不行了。

• Mxthafng thernghau kaux hoea siøf bagbaai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng thexng'hau kaux hoea siøf bak'baai, ciaq boeq laai zhoe goar.; M'thafng thexng'hau kaux høea siøf bak'baai, ciaq bøeq laai zhøe goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Come see me before you are driven into a corner.
  不要等到火燒眉頭,才要來找我。

kafnserng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'serng [[...]][i#] [p.]

abridged, abbreviated, doing hurriedly or at less expense

簡省

• Hid kux bexexngtid kafnserng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux be'eng'tid karn'serng.; Hid kux bøe'eng'tid karn'serng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can not skip that sentence.
  那句不可以簡省。

niaftui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niar'tui [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead, leader of a trip

領隊

• Hiaq ze laang bøo cit ee niaftui bexexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ze laang bøo cit ee niar'tui be'eng'tid.; Hiaq zøe laang bøo cit'ee niar'tui bøe'eng`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are so many people. We must have a leader.
  那麼多人,沒有一個領隊不行。

tauliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taw'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

detain forcibly

扣留

• Bexexngtid tauliuu laang ee sinhuxnzexng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'eng'tid taw'liuu laang ee syn'hun'zexng.; Bøe'eng'tid taw'liuu laang ee syn'hun'zexng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is unlawful to hold a person's identification card
  不可以扣留人的身份證。

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