Grammatical Patterns of English Sentence |
English | Taiwanese |
P1: <Sentence> = <Subject> + <Verb> | P1: |
School begins.
Flowers bloom. |
Haghau boeq khaisie.
Hoaf teq khuy. |
P2: <Sen.> = <Subject> + <Adverbial Adjunct> | P2: |
School begins in
September.
They arrived home. The sky cleared up. Come again, please. |
Haghau
ti 9-goeh boeq khaisie.
Yn kaux zhux^nih. Thvy parngzhefng laq. Chviar, koq laai. |
P3: <Verb> + (for) + <Adverb> | P3: |
They came a long
way.
They have lived there for many years. This play may live for five weeks. |
Yn kviaa
hngxlo laai.
Yn u toax ti ciaf kuynax'nii. Hittviuu hix oe iern 5-lefpaix. |
P4: <Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Preposition>+<Object> | P4: |
We agreed upon a
plan.
She consented to my proposal. It depends on the weather. |
Goarn u
tong'ix cidee kea'oeh.
Yi u ciapsiu goar ee the'axn. Hef tioh khvoax thvikhix. |
P5: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <Infinitive> | P5: |
We agreed to help
him.
I failed to meet him. |
Goarn u
tong'ix boeq ka y pangzo.
Goar boo sengkofng khix guxtioh y. |
P6: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <Compliment> | P6: |
These are
books.
It was dark. To err is human. You are very kind to say so. It seems useless to go on. |
Hiaf u
zheq.
Thvy ykefng cviaa-axm. Laang si oe mxtioh ee. Lie, afnny korng, cviaa-chinchied. Khvoax^laai, koq keasiok kvafnar boo-loxeng. |
P7: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <Object> | P7: |
We asked
questions.
He broke his arm. Monney cannot buy health. |
Goarn u
mng buxntoee.
Y siofng-tioh y ee chiuo. Cvii boextaxng boea kiexnkhofng. |
P8: <Sen.> = <Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<Adv Adj> | P8: |
It is
difficult to carry plans out.
He carried it out. What brought it about? We had to find it out. Have you given it away already? |
Boeq
ka kea'oeh thuiheeng u khurnlaan.
Y u ka hef thuiheeng. Ka hef ynkhie ee si symmih? Larn tioh ka hef zhoe^zhutlaai. Lie kiarm ykefng ka hef tiw-tiau laq? |
P9: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <Infinitive> | P9: |
It has
began to rain.
I forgot to post the letter. He pretended not to see me. |
Thvy
haisie boeq loqho.
Goar boe kietid boeq kiax phoef. Y kea-zox boo khvoax-tioh goar. |
P10: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <Gerund> | P10: |
They began
talking.
We could not help laughing. He stopped smoking. |
Yn ykefng
khaisie taxm'oe.
Goarn boextaxng thunlurn boo-chiox. Y u thengcie suq-hwn. |
P11: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <wh-> + <Infinitive> | P11: |
I asked
what to do.
He asked where to stop. We don't know how to do it. |
Goarn u
mng boeq zox symmih.
Y u mng boeq ti tof'ui theeng. Goarn mxzay tioh afnnar zox. |
P12: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <that> + <Clause> | P12: |
He admitted
that he was wrong.
They complained that they did not have enough food to eat. |
Y u
sengjim korng y mxtioh.
Yn u taau korng yn boo kaogiah ee ciaqsit thafng ciah. |
P13: <Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <wh- Clause> | P13: |
I'll find
out who has done it.
I don't understand what he said. We know how he did it. |
Goar boeq
zhaa-zhud sviaflaang
zox hef.
Goar boe liawkae y korng symmih. Goarn zaiviar y afnnar zox hef. |
P14:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<Prep.>+<Obj> | P14: |
He added
the interest to the principal.
He brought a box to me. Please send this to him. |
Y u
kef lixseg ti pwnkym.
Y u theh cidee kheh'ar ho goar. Chviar lie, saxng zef khix ho y. |
P15:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Ind.Obj>+<Dir.Obj> | P15: |
He choose
a present for here
He showed me his bicycle. I wished her "Happy New Year". |
Y u
kerng cidee lefmih ho yi.
Y u ho goar khvoax y ee khataqchiaf. Goar u ka yi kherngciog "Sinnii Khoaelok". |
P16:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<that Clause> | P16: |
He informed
him that he was elected.
They told him that he had to leave. |
Y ka
y thongty korng y siu-tioh kefngsoarn.
Yn ka y korng, y tioh lixkhuy. |
P17:<Sen.> = <Subj> + <Verb> + <th- > + <Infinitive> | P17: |
He knows
what to do.
She told me how to spell a new word. |
Y zaiviar
tioh zox symmih.
Yi ka goar korng tioh afnnar phengsiar syn-suu. |
P18:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Ob>+<wh- Clause> | P18: |
He asked
me where he could buy a car.
Tell me what this means. |
Y mng
goar ti tof'ui thafng boea-tioh chiaf.
Chviar, ka goar korng zef piawsi symmih. |
P19:<Sen.>=<Subj> + <Verb> + <Obj> + <Adjective> | P19: |
They beat
him black and blue.
I want everything ready. He raised his head higher. |
Yn ka
y phaq-kaux ochvy-kiet'hoeq.
Goar aix muy'cidhang lorng zwnpi-hor. Y ka y ee thaukhag giah koankoaan. |
P20:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<noun> | P20: |
They elected
her chairman.
We called him Dick. They dubbed him a quack. |
Yn ka
yi soarn-zox zwjim.
Goarn kiox y zox Dick. Yn ka y siexn toaxhvi. |
P21:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<Infinitive> | P21: |
I dare you to
deny the truth of what she said.
He forced me to sign a paper. I encouraged him to continue in his efforts. |
Goar kvar
korng lie hofjim yi sor-korng ee suxsit.
Y ka goar peg-khix chiafm bunkvia. Goar ka y kofbuo tioh keasiok y ee loflek. |
P22:<Sen.>=<S>+<V>+<O>+<to be>+<Compliment> | P22: |
He declared him
to be a member of my club.
I judged him to be about fifty. I knew the man to have been a spy. He suspects me to be a liar. |
Y u soanpox y
si goar ee khulogpo ee hoexoaan.
Goar u phvoartoaxn y si zhaputtof 50-hoex. Goar zaiviar hit'ee laang si kantiap. Y teq hoaigii goar si korng-peqzhat ee. |
P23:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<bare infinitive> | P23: |
I felt
the house shake.
We saw him run away. I like to watch others play. |
Goar u
kafmkag zhux teq ioo.
Goarn u khvoax-tioh y teq zawtiau. Goar aix khvoax padlaang teq i. |
P24:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<pres.participle> | P24: |
We felt
the table shaking.
Do you notice someone knocking at the door? We must set things going. |
Goarn u
kafmkag toq teq tyntang.
Lie kiafm'u kafmkag uxlaang teq phaq mngg? Larn tioh ho taixcix keasiok cirnheeng. |
P25:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Verb>+<Obj>+<past.participle> | P25: |
I got
his hair cut.
I never saw a man hanged. I want this work finished early. She has teeth pulled out. We found the house deserted. |
Goar ho
y khix ciern thau'mngg.
Goar mxbad khvoax-tioh ka laang tiaosie. Goar aix citkvia khangkhoex kynkirn oanseeng. Yi ho laang ka zhuiekhie barn-tiau. Goarn u khvoarzhud hitkefng zhux honghoex-khix. |
P26:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<Auxiliary Verb>+<bare infinitive> | P26: |
I will
tell you.
He must go. |
Goar boeq
ka lie korng.
Y tioh khix. |
P27:<Sen.>=<Subj>+<be Verb>+<past participle> | P27: |
The bird
is gone.
The chance was gone. |
Hitciaq
ciaw'ar poef^khix.
Hit'ee kihoe ykefng boo^khix. |