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'''Possessive''' | '''Possessive''' | ||
*In Taiwanese, the possessive is | *In Taiwanese, the common possessive article is {{gt|ee|的}}. | ||
* | **;{{x|Goar ee zheq}} :My book | ||
* Note: '''{{x|`ee}}''' (with [[backquote]]) can also appear at the end of the sentence, for emphasis, or linking a modifier/adjective: | |||
**;{{x|Zef si hør`ee, hef si phvae`ee}} :This one is good, that one is bad | |||
**;{{x|bøexzhaix`ee}} :The one who sells vegetables | |||
**;{{x|Hoef si aang`ee}} :The flower is red. | |||
== Lang'ee == | |||
;{{x|lang'ee}} theflat ((本)人的體力) | |||
: my physical strength (cf "laang ee theflat", means "a person's physical strength") | |||
;Hef si lang'ee. (那是(本)人的) | |||
: that/it is mine (cf "Hef si laang ee", means "that is humanity's") | |||
==Homophones== | |||
* {{gs|ee|个}}, a generic [[classifier (linguistics)]] | |||
**;{{x|Nngx'ee laang}} :Two persons. | |||
* [[øee]] (''shoes'') | |||
Latest revision as of 22:16, 18 February 2025
Possessive
- In Taiwanese, the common possessive article is ee (的†).
- Goar ee zheq
- My book
- Note: `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.
Lang'ee
- lang'ee theflat ((本)人的體力)
- my physical strength (cf "laang ee theflat", means "a person's physical strength")
- Hef si lang'ee. (那是(本)人的)
- that/it is mine (cf "Hef si laang ee", means "that is humanity's")
Homophones
- ee (个), a generic classifier (linguistics)
- Nngx'ee laang
- Two persons.
- øee (shoes)