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78 Potential.

Equivalents for may, can, ought, must, necessary, requisite, permissible, &c.


 * õi,
 * may, or can. bõi, cannot.
 * õi-tit,
 * can. bõi-tit, cannot.
 * lêng,
 * can; able to.
 * hó; khó,
 * well, may, or can; permissible.
 * eng-kai; ngî-eng-kai,
 * must; ought; necessary.
 * jīm,
 * allow; tolerate.
 * chún,
 * to assent; to permit.
 * tie̍h-àiⁿ; tie̍h-ũ,
 * must have.
 * pit-su-tie̍h,
 * indispensable.
 * khói-íⁿ,
 * proper; will do.
 * m̄-hó,
 * not allowable. put-khó, may or must not be,
 * put-chún,
 * not consented to.
 * put-jīm,
 * not allow it.
 * put-chhiet-iàu; bô-chhiet-iàu,
 * important; not important.
 * iông,
 * it is allowable.


 * õi-tit-ũ,
 * can have.


 * õi-tit-bô,
 * can do without.


 * kang-hu chò-tit-khṳ̀,
 * the work can be done, (lit. can make it go).


 * kang-hu chò-tit-lâi,
 * the work can be done.


 * àiⁿ m̄ chiũ-hó,
 * if you wish not to, then you may (not).


 * lṳ́ m̄-àiⁿ õi-tit m̄-àiⁿ,
 * if you do not wish it, you can (be at liberty not to wish it).


 * àiⁿ m̄, õi-tit-m̄,
 * if you wish not to, you need not.


 * m̄-àiⁿ, chò-lṳ́ m̄-àiⁿ,
 * if you don’t want to, then be it as you “don't want to.”


 * m̄-àiⁿ, bô-khṳt-lṳ́ m̄-àiⁿ,
 * you don't want it, but it is not allowed to you not to want it.


 * õi lîn-chò-tit,
 * it may or will do.


 * bõi-tit iû-lṳ́-m̄,
 * it cannot be (decided) from your disinclination, i.e. you cannot have your way.


 * bõi-tit pun-lṳ́ m̄,
 * it as not alowed you not to, i.e. you can't refrain.


 * õi m̄-kìⁿ-khṳ̀,
 * it can be not seen, i.e. lost sight of.


 * m̄ eng-kai chò,
 * it is not necessary to do.


 * m̄-eng-kai chò--kâi,
 * a thing not necessary to be done.


 * õi-chò-sṳ̄,
 * it will work; will operate.


 * õi-sêng-sṳ̄,
 * will work; will accomplish something.


 * khó-íⁿ chièⁿ-seⁿ lâi-phah-sǹg,
 * you may thus and so decide.