Primary Lessons in Swatow Grammar/Lesson XXVI
Examples in the Active Voice.
- jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
- drive him out of the village. (Tense uncertain).
- jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí liáu,
- have driven him out of the village.
- chêng-jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
- have„ driven„ him„ out„ of„ the„.
- íⁿ-keng jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
- had already driven him out of the village.
- tie̍h-jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
- drive him out of the village.
- taⁿ nah-sap,
- carry rubbish. (Tense uncertain).
- taⁿ tiāu nah-sap,
- carry away the rubbish.
- àiⁿ taⁿ tiāu nah-sap,
- will or about to carry away the rubbish.
- i chiang-àiⁿ taⁿ-tiāu nah-sap,
- he is about to carry away the rubbish.
- i hiēn-chãi tõ-taⁿ-tiāu nah-sap,
- he is now carrying away the rubbish.
- i chài-thôu thūn-tī,
- he carries earth (in a boat) to the ground.
- i àiⁿ chài-thôu thūn-tī,
- he is going to carry earth to fill the ground.
- i chài-thôu àiⁿ-thūn-tī,
- he carries earth and is going to fill the ground.
- i tò-chúi,
- he pour(s) out water. (Tense uncertain).
- àiⁿ tò-tiāu chúi,
- he will pour out the water.
- i tò-tiāu-chúi liáu,
- he has poured out the water.
- i khí-chhù,
- he build(s a) house. (Tense uncertain).
- i àiⁿ-khí-chhù,
- he will build a house.
- i būe-chêng khí-chhù,
- he has not yet built a house.
- i khí-chhù hó--liáu,
- he has built a house.
- kuaⁿ-hú phêng-tī-hng,
- the magistrate tranquillize (s the) region.
- kuaⁿ-hú àiⁿ-khṳ̀ phêng-tī-hng,
- the magistrate is going to tranquillize the region.
- kuaⁿ-hú phêng-tī-hng hó--liáu,
- the magistrate has tranquillized the region.
- i chiang-soh khún-pa̍k-gû,
- he took a rope and tied the ox.
- i khie̍h-pit siá-jī,
- he takes a pen and writes letters.
- i jiāu-bé chiẽⁿ-suaⁿ,
- he drove the horse up the mountain.
- i khan-gû khṳ̀-chia̍h-ccháu,
- he led the ox away to eat grass.
- i lo̍h-mãng tõ-hái pha-hṳ̂,
- he lowered a net into the sea to catch fish.
- i léng-i pua̍h-lo̍h-kheⁿ,
- he pushed him down into the ditch.
- chang-thôu lâi-kám-miⁿ,
- he took earth and covered it up.
- i á-tiāu chhiū-ki,
- he broke off the branches of the tree.
- i khí-húe-lôu,
- he built a fire.
- i tiám-húe chiè-kng,
- he lit a lamp (lit. fire) to give light.
- ji̍t-thâu chiè-kng thiⁿ-ē,
- the sun illumines all under heaven.
- ji̍t-thâu chiè-kng-nâng,
- the sun gives light to man.