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kafsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'suo [[...]]

supposing that, in case that

假使

Kafsuo goar bøo laai Taioaan, goar citmar bøextaxng kaq lie zøx peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cirm'ar be'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo.; Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cid'mar bøe'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo. [[...]]
Suppose I had not come to Taiwan, I could not be friends with you now.
假使我沒有來台灣,現在我就不能和你做朋友。

Kafsuo lie na si hauxtviuo, hagsefng itteng øe cyn hvoa'hie, in'ui lie thaix pixntvoa`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng e cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa lef.; Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng øe cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa`leq. [[...]]
If you were the principal, the students would certainly be very happy, because you are very lazy.
假使你是校長,學生一定會很高興,因為你很懶惰。

khiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøx; (khaux) [[...]]

deduct from (wages), subtract. cf. "khau"

扣

Naxsi hiexnkym khiøx cit sviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na'si hien'kym khiøx cit sviaa. [[...]]
We allow ten per cent discount for cash.
要是現金扣一成。

pøeq khiøx svaf zhwn go [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq khiøx svaf zhwn go; pøeq khiøx svaf zhwn go [[...]]
three from eight leaves five
八扣三剩五

naxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na si [[...]]

if it be

要是,如果,假如

Na si hør thvy, Goar ciu boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na si hør thvy, Goar ciu boeq khix.; Na si hør thvy, Goar ciu bøeq khix. [[...]]
If it be good weather, I'll go.
要是天氣好,我就要去。

Na si goar ee, tiøh heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na si goar ee, tiøh heeng goar. [[...]]
If it is mine, you must return it to me.
如果是我的,得還我。

Na si afnny, larn boeq arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na si arn'ny, larn boeq axn'zvoar?; Na si arn'ny, larn bøeq axn'zvoar? [[...]]
If so (in that case), what shall we do?
假如是這樣,我們怎麼辦?

be, is, are, yes, right. Never used in the sense of " to exist" or "to be present"

是

Zef si zheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si zheq. [[...]]
This is a book. These are books.
這是書。

zofngsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'si [[...]]
but, yet after all it is...
總是,可是

karm-mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm m'si?; karm-m'si? [[...]]
How can it be otherwise? or, Surely it is.
可不是嗎?

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