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- Negative particles
Negative particles Negative particle syntax is parallel to Mandarin about 70% of the time. Here is a fairly complete description (parallel usage to Mandarin is bolded): - 毋 - (is) not + noun (Mandarin: 不)
伊毋是阮老母 She is not my mother. - 毋 - (does) not + verb/will not + verb (Mandarin: 不)
伊毋來 He does not come./He will not come. - verb + 未 + particle - (is) not able to (Mandarin: 不)
我看未著 I am not able to see it. - 未 + helping verb - can not (opposite of ē/會 is able to/Mandarin: 不)
伊未曉講英語 He can't speak English. - helping verbs that go with 未
- :未使 - is not permitted to (Mandarin: 不可以)
- :未曉 - does not know how to (Mandarin: 不会)
- :未當 - not able to (Mandarin: 不能)
- 莫 - do not (imperative) (Mandarin: 別)
莫講! Don't speak! - 无 - do not + helping verb (Mandarin: 不)
伊無侎來 He is not going to come. - helping verbs that go with 無:
- :侎 - want to + verb; will + verb
- 無 - does not have (Mandarin: 沒有)
伊無錢 He does not have any money. - 無 - did not (Mandarin: 沒有)
伊無來 He did not come. - 無 - is not + adjective (Mandarin: 不)
伊無婎 She is not beautiful. - An exception can be made for 好 (good), 不好 = 無好 - not good.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amoy dialect Negative particles traditional}} 1 : Southern Min |