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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; e'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?

øexkix`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'kix'tid; øe'kix`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

remember

記得

• Goar ee miaa, lie exkie'tid `be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee miaa, lie e'kix'tid `be?; Goar ee miaa, lie øe'kix'tid `bøe?; (Lie e'kix'tid goar ee miaa `be?) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you remember my name?
  我的名字你記得嗎?(你記得我的名字嗎?)

Hai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai af. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Alas! What a mess!

糟糕,糟了

• Tvaf tiøh hai af, be kie'tid toax cvii laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf tiøh hai af, be kix'tid toax cvii laai.; Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kix'tid toax cvii laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Dear me! I forgot to bring money with me.
  糟糕,忘了帶錢來。

hiexnsit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'sit [[...]][i#] [p.]

actual as contrasted with the ideal, actually, reality, realistic

現實

• Tuikiuu lysiorng, soaq be kix tid hiexnsit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuy'kiuu lie'siorng, soaq be kix tid hien'sit.; Tuy'kiuu lie'siorng, soaq bøe kix tid hien'sit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be absorbed in the ideal and neglect the actual.
  因追求理想,而忘了現實。

• hiexnsit ee buxntee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'sit ee bun'tee; hien'sit ee bun'tøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  as a matter of face
  現實的問題

• hiexnsit zwgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'sit zuo'gi [[...]][i#] [p.]
  realism
  現實主義

jirm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jirm; (lirm, lurn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

endure, to bear, tolerate, to suffer, repress, to stand (an insult)

忍

• be jirm tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be jirm tid; bøe jirm tid; (jirm be'tiaau, lurn be'tiaau) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot bear, intolerant
  忍不住

• Be jirm tid, soaq chiøx zhud laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be jirm tid, soaq chiøx zhud laai.; Bøe jirm tid, soaq chiøx zhud laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I could not help bursting into laughter.
  忍不住而笑出來。

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

even, up to, until, so...that, very

連,到,得,極了

• Enggie bexhiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'gie be'hiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux.; Efng'guo bøe'hiao korng (kaq) pvoax kux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Cannot speak English at all. Cannot speak even half a word of English.
  英語連一句都不會講。

• Bexhiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang.; Bøe'hiao zøx (kaq) pvoax hang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can't do anything at all. (Note: "kah" is used to emphasize "poa*-ku" and "poa*-hang")
  連一項也不會做。

• Chid kaq lorng bøo taf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid kaq lorng bøo taf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not wiped dry at all. (Note: "kah" is used to emphasize "poa*-ku" and "poa*-hang" Used after verbs indicates the past tense.)
  擦得一點兒也沒乾。

• saux kaq cyn zhengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saux kaq cyn zhefng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Swept very clean.
  掃得很乾淨

• Goar iaw kaq boeq sie khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar iaw kaq boeq sie khix.; Goar iaw kaq bøeq sie khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am (was) starving to death.
  我餓得要死了。

• Joah kaq be khuxn tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Joah kaq be khuxn tid.; Joah kaq bøe khuxn tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is (was) so hot that I can (could) not sleep.
  熱得無法睡。

• Goar joah kaq toxng be tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar joah kaq toxng be tiaau.; Goar joah kaq toxng bøe tiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is (was) so hot that I can (could) not endure it.
  我熱得忍不住。

• Suie kaq be korng tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Suie kaq be korng tid.; Suie kaq bøe korng tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Very beautiful! Be too beautiful for description.
  美極了! 美得不得了!

• Taioaan ee mih siok kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan ee mih siok kaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Taiwanese articles are very cheap.
  台灣的東西便宜極了!

• Ang've'ar khaux kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'vef'ar khaux kaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The baby cried bitterly.
  嬰兒哭得很厲害。

• Hai goar chiøx kaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai goar chiøx kaq.; (Chiøx kaq bøeq sie khix.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Laughed till I nearly died.
  害我差一點笑死。

tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix; (taix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

wear (a cap, hat, cap) on the head

戴

• be tie'tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be tix'tid; bøe tix'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  incapable of wearing or being worn on the head
  不能戴

• tientøx tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx tix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to wear with the back to the front
  戴反了

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