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72 Examples in the Active Voice.


 * jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
 * drive him out of the village. (Tense uncertain).


 * jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí liáu,
 * have driven him out of the village.


 * chêng-jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,


 * íⁿ-keng jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
 * had already driven him out of the village.


 * tie̍h-jiāu-i chhut-hieⁿ-lí,
 * drive him out of the village.


 * taⁿ nah-sap,
 * carry rubbish. (Tense uncertain).


 * taⁿ tiāu nah-sap,
 * carry away the rubbish.


 * àiⁿ taⁿ tiāu nah-sap,
 * will or about to carry away the rubbish.


 * i chiang-àiⁿ taⁿ-tiāu nah-sap,
 * he is about to carry away the rubbish.


 * i hiēn-chãi tõ-taⁿ-tiāu nah-sap,
 * he is now carrying away the rubbish.


 * i chài-thôu thūn-tī,
 * he carries earth (in a boat) to the ground.


 * i àiⁿ chài-thôu thūn-tī,
 * he is going to carry earth to fill the ground.


 * i chài-thôu àiⁿ-thūn-tī,
 * he carries earth and is going to fill the ground.


 * i tò-chúi,
 * he pour(s) out water. (Tense uncertain).


 * àiⁿ tò-tiāu chúi,
 * he will pour out the water.


 * i tò-tiāu-chúi liáu,
 * he has poured out the water.


 * i khí-chhù,
 * he build(s a) house. (Tense uncertain).


 * i àiⁿ-khí-chhù,
 * he will build a house.


 * i būe-chêng khí-chhù,
 * he has not yet built a house.


 * i khí-chhù hó--liáu,
 * he has built a house.


 * kuaⁿ-hú phêng-tī-hng,
 * the magistrate tranquillize [sic] (s the) region.


 * kuaⁿ-hú àiⁿ-khṳ̀ phêng-tī-hng,
 * the magistrate is going to tranquillize [sic] the region.


 * kuaⁿ-hú phêng-tī-hng hó--liáu,
 * the magistrate has tranquillized [sic] the region.


 * i chiang-soh khún-pa̍k-gû,
 * he took a rope and tied the ox.


 * i khie̍h-pit siá-jī,
 * he takes a pen and writes letters.


 * i jiāu-bé chiẽⁿ-suaⁿ,
 * he drove the horse up the mountain.


 * i khan-gû khṳ̀-chia̍h-ccháu,
 * he led the ox away to eat grass.


 * i lo̍h-mãng tõ-hái pha-hṳ̂,
 * he lowered a net into the sea to catch fish.


 * i léng-i pua̍h-lo̍h-kheⁿ,
 * he pushed him down into the ditch.


 * chang-thôu lâi-kám-miⁿ,
 * he took earth and covered it up.


 * i á-tiāu chhiū-ki,
 * he broke off the branches of the tree.


 * i khí-húe-lôu,
 * he built a fire.


 * i tiám-húe chiè-kng,
 * he lit a lamp (lit. fire) to give light.


 * ji̍t-thâu chiè-kng thiⁿ-ē,
 * the sun illumines all under heaven.


 * ji̍t-thâu chiè-kng-nâng,
 * the sun gives light to man.