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Possessive

In Taiwanese, the common possessive article is ee 🔊 的.
- Goar ee zheq 🔊
  
  My book
ee can also appear at the end of the sentence, after a grave accent, for emphasis, or linking a modifier/adjective:
- Zef si hør`ee, hef si phvae`ee 🔊
  
  This one is good, that one is bad
  
  be-zhaix`ee 🔊
  
  The one who sells vegetables
  
  Hoef si aang`ee 🔊
  
  The flower is red.

another meaning of ee, written 个, is a generic measure word
- Nng ee laang 🔊
  
  Two persons.

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 '''Possessive'''
-*In Taiwanese, the possessive is usually {{tts|ee}} 的.
+*In Taiwanese, the common possessive article is {{tts|ee}} {{wt|的}}.
-*Example: {{tts|Goar ee zheq}} (My book)
+**;{{tts|Goar ee zheq}} :My book
+*''ee'' can also appear at the end of the sentence, after a [[grave accent]], for emphasis, or linking a modifier/adjective:
+**;{{tts|Zef si hør`ee, hef si phvae`ee}} :This one is good, that one is bad
+**;{{tts|be-zhaix`ee}} :The one who sells vegetables
+**;{{tts|Hoef si aang`ee}} :The flower is red.
+==Homophone==
+*another meaning of ''ee'', written {{wt|个}}, is a generic measure word
+**;{{tts|Nng ee laang}} :Two persons.