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64 V. There is another class of particles having in themselves no auxiliary force, but which render service in showing a tense relationship between different verbs, the action of one following that of the other, both being in the past or both in the future. These coupling expressions may consist of one word only, as, ãu,, [sic] afterwards, or of several, as, chí-kâi-sṳ̄ ãu, after this matter was past. They may be complete standing alone, as, sûi-sî, thereupon, or they may involve a correlative, as, kàu chièⁿ-seⁿ liáu—jiên-ãu, when this was so,—then, &c.


 * chiũ,
 * and then; thereupon; forthwith.


 * chiàⁿ,
 * and then.


 * che̍k-ē,
 * when; then; in immediate connection.


 * liáu,
 * and; moreover; this being done.


 * aũ,
 * afterwards; after that.


 * aũ-lâi,
 * subsequently; thereafter.


 * sṳ̄-ãu,
 * after this affair; afterwards.


 * jiên-aũ,
 * then; next.


 * sûi-sî,
 * thereupon.


 * íⁿ-aũ,
 * afterwards; following the occurrence.


 * chiet-sî,
 * at that time; continuous.


 * chiet-khek,
 * immediately; thereupon.


 * kàu-aũ,
 * later; afterwards.


 * kàu chièⁿ-seⁿ liáu,
 * when things were thus and so.


 * õ! hièⁿ-seⁿ liáu,
 * well! and being the way of it.

Correlatives. When — then.


 * kàu thóiⁿ-kìⁿ sṳ̄ sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ—uá sûi-sî chiũ-hiah,
 * when I saw that it was so, — I immediately desisted.


 * sih che̍k siap-sî—chiũ bô khṳ̀,
 * flashed an instant and then was gone.


 * che̍k mẽng—chiũ sêng,
 * as soon as commanded, — then it was done.


 * che̍k-ē-tàⁿ—chiũ-seⁿ-khì,
 * when he said it, — thereupon he was angry.