Possessive

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.

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)