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Possessive

In Taiwanese, the common possessive article is ee (的^†).
- Goar ee zheq
  
  My book
`ee (with backquote) can also appear at the end of the sentence, for emphasis, or linking a modifier/adjective:
- Zef si hør`ee, hef si phvae`ee
  
  This one is good, that one is bad
  
  bøexzhaix`ee
  
  The one who sells vegetables
  
  Hoef si aang`ee
  
  The flower is red.

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