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bøta'tit'oaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taf'tid'oaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot help it , no other recourse

無奈何,不得已

• Goar øe zøx cid khoarn taixcix, si cyn bøta'tit'oaa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e zøx cid khoarn tai'cix, si cyn bøo'taf'tid'oaa ee.; Goar øe zøx/zøex cid khoarn tai'cix, si cyn bøo'taf'tid'oaa ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I do this because there is nothing else I can do.
  我會做這種事,是很不得已的。

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

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

• Øexeng`tid`bøe? [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?

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