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 ; 爾今夜回得來或袂
 * Lṳ́ ke-mêⁿ õi-tit lâi a-bõi?
 * Can you come to-night or not?


 * 我不閒. 我今夜袂得去
 * Uá m̄-ôiⁿ, uá ke-mêⁿ bõi-tit khṳ̀
 * I am busy, I cannot go to-night.


 * 爾早時呾爾袂得來. 爾只囘如何會得來
 * Lṳ́ thâng-kùa tàⁿ-lṳ́ bõi-tit lái, lṳ́ chí-tsûn tsò-nîⁿ õi-tit lâi?
 * You said just now you could not come, how is it you can come now?


 * 我只囘閒. 故此就會得來
 * Uá chí-tsûn ôiⁿ, kù-tshṳ́ chiũ õi-tit lâi
 * I have leisure just now, and therefore I can come.


 * 爾若是無共伊呾. 伊袂得知
 * Lṳ́ nāⁿ-sĩ bô kah i tàⁿ, i bõi-tit tsai
 * If you did not tell him, he could not know it.

Hó 好 is very nearly the same as the English auxiliary verb may, and implies liberty.


 * 我好去否
 * Uá hó-khṳ̀ mē?
 * May I go?


 * 爾好去
 * Lṳ́ hó-khṳ̀
 * You may go.


 * 我好呾否
 * Uá hó-tàⁿ mē?
 * May I speak?

Tiéh 着 (must, ought, or should) implies obligation.


 * 爾着來
 * Lṳ́ tiéh-lâi
 * You must, (ought to, or should) come.


 * 喊伊着靜靜
 * Hàm i tiéh tiām-tiām
 * Tell him he ought to be silent.


 * 我着𭒡爾
 * Uá tiéh-hiâm lṳ́
 * I must blame you.


 * 爾着認爾個不着
 * Lṳ́ tiéh-jīn lṳ́ kâi m̄-tiéh
 * You should admit your fault.