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 Chiàⁿ 正 (just) and 識 pat (ever) can be used both to questions and answers, viz.&mdash;


 * 伊正來
 * I chiàⁿ-lâi
 * He has just come.


 * 爾此時正來
 * Lṳ́ chi-tsûn chìaⁿ-lâi?
 * Have you just now come?


 * 爾昔識來此處否
 * Lṳ́ tsá pat-lâi--chié mē?
 * Have you ever been here before?


 * 我昔不識來此處
 * Uá tsá m̄-pat lâi--chié
 * I have never been here before.

Ũ (have) 有 in the Perfect Tense, generally followed by the interrogative sign 亞未 a-būe, is used for questions only, and 未 būe (not yet) is used for answers, viz.&mdash;


 * 伊有來或未
 * I ũ lâi a-būe?
 * Has he come?


 * 伊未來
 * I būe lâi
 * He has not come.


 * 因有去或未
 * In ũ khṳ̀ a-būe?
 * Have they gone?


 * 因未去
 * In būe khṳ̀
 * They have not gone.



The chief signs of the Future Tense are àiⁿ, 正要 chiàⁿ-àiⁿ, (want) 會 õi (can) and 袂 bõi (cannot.) viz.&mdash;