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LESSON XXXI (CONTINUED).
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sái. | ||
To | cause; | to send; to effect; to use. |
sái | kàu. | |
To | cause | that; to bring to pass. |
sái | i-khṳ̀. | |
Send | him to go, i.e. send him. | |
hó | sái | ēng. |
Suitable to make | use | of. |
khṳt-nâng | sái | ēng. |
Be by people | used, | i.e. be used by people. |
sĩ i-só | sái | kâi. |
That which he | caused; | or sent. |
sĩ thiⁿ só | sái | kâi. |
That which heaven | caused | to come about. |
àiⁿ | sái | bô-ēng. |
Wish to | use | it but it is of no use. |
chí-kâi-ngṳ̂n oh | sái. | |
This silver is hard to | pass. | |
chí-kâi-ngṳ̂n | sái | m̄-khṳ̀. |
This silver won’t | pass. | |
sái | chiũ-liáu. | |
Caused; | effected; brought to pass. | |
bô-chîⁿ hó | sái. | |
No money to | spend. | |
chîⁿ | sái | būe-liáu m̄-khéng khṳ̀ chò khang-khùe. |
His money not being all | spent, | he is not willing to go and work. |
i m̄-káⁿ-khṳ̀ uan-in bô-chîⁿ hó | sái. | |
He dare not go because he has no money that he may | spend. | |
a-sĩ chîⁿ hó | sái | i chiũ-káⁿ. |
If he has money that he may | spend | he then will dare to. |
chí-kâi-ngṳ̂n hó | sái | a m̄-hó? |
This money, will it | pass | or not? |
If the learner finds this method of treating words advantageous, he can extend it to auxiliaries and particles such as, chiũ, then; thereupon; tie̍h, accomplished; effected; hó, good; well; may, and any others.