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Rh Prepositions and equivalents.


 * —tõ-chhù,
 * at home.
 * i tõ-choh khang-khùe,
 * he is at (doing) work.
 * i tõ-hièⁿ-pôiⁿ,
 * he is at the other side.
 * i tõ-chṳ-che,
 * he is at the school.
 * tõ-chia̍h ji̍t-tàu-pn̄g kâi sî-hāu,
 * at the time of eating the noon rice (dinner time).


 * —tõ-hṳ́-téng,
 * on there.
 * tõ tû-téng--kò,
 * on the top of the cupboard.
 * tõ hái-mīn,
 * on the sea. tõ tī-chiēⁿ, on the globe.
 * tõ mîn-chhn̂g-téng,
 * on the bed.
 * tõ thâu-téng phûan-thâu-pòu,
 * on his head was wound a turban.
 * tõ chûn-téng ũ chōi-chōi-nâng,
 * on the boat there were many people.
 * tõ lōu-chiēⁿ chiũ ngõ--tie̍h i,
 * on the road I met him.


 * —lãi,
 * in. i ji̍p-lãi, he entered in. tõ i-lãi, in.
 * lãi ũ sin-seⁿ hó-mn̄g,
 * within is a teacher (of whom you) may inquire.
 * lãi ũ sĩ-mih-mue̍h bô?
 * within is there anything or not?
 * àng-tói ũ-chúi,
 * in the jar is water.


 * —i khṳ́ Ē-mn̂g,
 * he has gone (to) Amoy.
 * i ji̍p-lãi-tī,
 * he has gone (to) the country.
 * àiⁿ-khṳ̀ tî-kò?
 * wants to go (to) where?
 * kàu-chí-lâi,
 * up to this (time or place).
 * chò-mih-sṳ̄ khṳt-i?
 * he did what to him?
 * tùi-i tàⁿ,
 * said to him.
 * saⁿ, khie̍h-hôiⁿ--i,
 * the jacket, take and give it to him.


 * —kâi,
 * of (see Possessive Case).


 * —Thêng-hái kùe-khṳ̀,
 * beyond Theng-hai.
 * kùe-kài-hãn,
 * beyond the boundary.
 * kùe-kok,
 * beyond the kingdom. kùe-sî, beyond the time.
 * kùe-hūn,
 * beyond what pertains to him.
 * kùe-úa só-siẽⁿ,
 * beyond what I supposed.
 * Jit-pńg-kok kùe-khṳ́ chiũ-sĩ hái,
 * beyond Japan it is ocean.
 * chōi-kùe i só-hun-hù,
 * beyond what he enjoined.


 * —sie-kiam-kài,
 * adjoining each other.
 * nõ-koiⁿ chhù-ãu sie-tú,
 * the backs of the two houses touch each other.