Page:Handbook of the Swatow vernacular.djvu/61

 ; 伊明天要來
 * I màⁿ-khí àiⁿ-lâi
 * He will come to-morrow.


 * 霎時要落雨
 * Khiã-tiām àiⁿ-lóh-hõu
 * It will rain bye-and-bye.


 * 伊何時正要來
 * I tiang-sî chiàⁿ-àiⁿ lâi?
 * When will he come?


 * 伊霎時正要來
 * I khiã-tiām chiàⁿ-àiⁿ-lâi
 * He will come bye-and-bye.


 * 我下個月要轉
 * Uá ẽ-kâi-guêh àiⁿ-tńg
 * I shall go home next month.


 * 伊會死或袂
 * I õi sí a-bõi?
 * Will he die?


 * 伊袂死
 * I bõi--sí
 * He will not die.


 * 伊將來會做大
 * I chiang-lâi õi tsò-tūa
 * He will be great in the future.



The signs of the Potential Mood are 會 õi, 袂 bõi, 會得 õi-tit, 袂得 bõi-tit, 好 hó, 着 tiéh, and 不可 m̄-móⁿ.

Õi (can) 會 implies ability, and 袂 bõi (cannot) implies its opposite, inability.


 * 伊會氽
 * I õi-siû
 * He can swim.


 * 伊袂走
 * I bõi-tsáu
 * He cannot run.

Õi-tit (can) 會得 implies possibility, and 袂得 bõi-tit (cannot) implies impossibility.