Possessive

Possessive

  • In Taiwanese, the common possessive article is ee 🔊 .
    • 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.

Homophone

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