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Searched Maryknoll for Verb, found 102, display thaau-100-zoa:
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
bixsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'sui [[...]][i#] [p.]
used after a verb, fail in accomplishing, attempted without success, unaccomplished
未遂
bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo lo'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
after a verb means "cannot do it", not to the point
做不來
borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]
content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books
姑且,將就
ciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng; (ciafng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
used with a verb expressing future action (about to or going to), used with a noun functioning as a direct object (ciofng is very often used immediately before the object in an inverted construction in which the object precedes the main verb instead of following it thereby directing attention to and emphasizes the object.)
將
zoxtoxngsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zo'tong'suu [[...]][i#] [p.]
an auxiliary verb
助動詞
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
y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au; (liao'au) [[...]][i#] [p.]
afterwards, hereafter, after — in a temporal clause, this word always follows a noun, and never a verb. As in the following:
以後
ka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka [[...]][i#] [p.]
for, to, from, on. The Taiwanese have a little gimmick in regard to the use of this preposition "ka". The direct object of very many verbs can be placed before the verb and preceded by "ka"
給,跟
khachviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'chviux; (kaf'chviux) [[...]][i#] [p.]
sneeze
噴嚏
khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
go away, past, gone, remove. An auxiliary verb indicating that movement is away from the speaker
去
khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
look at, observe, to watch, attend, look at with the determined purpose or intention of seeing, examine (as a doctor), inquire after, find out or determine, depend on
看
laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
come, coming, to return, returning, until, future, hence, an auxiliary used before or after a verb
來
liaw'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
after (usually follows a verb)
以後
phiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
biased, not fair, partial, prejudiced, selfish, leaning, inclined to one side, auxiliary verb indicating a sense of contrariness or determination
偏
phienphiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiefn'phiefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
unfortunately it happened that..., used before a verb to show contrariness, determination, on purpose
偏偏
svex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svex; svix; (svix, sexng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
clan (family name): may be used as a verb
姓
siu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu [[...]][i#] [p.]
receive, accept, suffer, endure, preceding a noun or a verb to form a passive voice
受
suu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suu [[...]][i#] [p.]
words, phrase, expressions, to talk, speak or tell, a part of speech (grammar)
詞
sui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sui [[...]][i#] [p.]
have things one's way, comply with, successful, succeed, proceed to, to reach
遂
tiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiau [[...]][i#] [p.]
suffix combined with a verb to express finished, away from or completely
掉
tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid; (teg) [[...]][i#] [p.]
obtain, get, acquire (but rarely used alone: usually an auxiliary expressing ability, possibility, or accomplishment, often an enclitic after a verb, meaning that it may or can be done, enclitic also with some other shades of meaning)
得

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