要使台灣口語文成為國際性語文, 必須明白它的文法系統, 並教育民眾儘量依照準確的文法來寫文章.

    台灣口語的文法, 原來就非常簡潔, 可是 由於受到古文教育的緣故, 台灣人常常寫出欠缺文法觀念的文章.

2.台語辭及句的詞性
 a.廣義的名詞
     包括:   1.名詞語辭, 如: ienpid
                2.數量辭( )名詞語辭, 如: zabky ienpid
                3.形容詞語辭(-)名詞語辭, 如: aang-ienpid
                4.指示辭( )名詞語辭, 如: hitky ienpid
                5.代名詞語辭, 如: larn
                6.名詞句, 如: larn ee kuntui, oe-tyntang ee (thaau),
                                  lie kab goarn-siofti, suie koq koay ee (gyn'ar).
 b.廣義的動詞
     包括:   1.動詞語辭, 如: ciah, thaai, si, mxsi
                2.助動詞語辭( )動詞語辭, 如: teq hao, tehboeq khix
                3.助動詞語辭( )動詞句, 如: mxkvar hoaq koq zao
                4.動詞語辭(-)助辭, 如: hoatkag-tioh, or-zhutlaai
                5.動詞語辭(-)助辭( )動詞語辭, 如: thaai-laai ciah

3.台語助動詞及動詞後接助辭的用法
  助動詞 放在 動詞之前, 付予動作的時稱.
   [現在(進行)型]   teq  (=現在正在動作中), boteq
   [過去(經驗)型]   bad (=曾經動作過),   mxbad
   [過去(行經)型]   u (=曾有動作),     boo
   [過去(進行)型]   bad-teq (=曾經動作過),  mxbad-teq
 
 
 
 
 

4.台語單文的形式

[1]  <主語名詞> + <述語動詞>

[3]  <主語名詞> + <述語動詞(si,u)> + <補語>    .     .

 .    .
 
 

[1]    [MLT}
     [MLT}
     S + V
[2]  [MLT} .
      They arrived home.   [MLT} Yn kaux zhux^nih.
      The sky cleared up.   [MLT} Thvy zhefng laq.
      Come again, please.   [MLT} Chviar lie kohzaix laai.
      S + V + Adverbial Adjunct
[3]  They came a long way.   [MLT} Yn kviaa hngxlo laai.
      They have lived here for many years.   [MLT} Yn toax ti ciaf cviakuo.
      This play may live for five weeks.   [MLT} Citzhud hix boeq siog'iern
                                                     gox'lefpaix.
      S + V + (for) + Adverb
[4}  We agreed upon a plan.   [MLT} Goarn tong'ix cidee kea'oeh.
       She consented to my proposal.   [MLT} Yi zarnseeng goar ee thegi.
       It depends on the weather.   [MLT} Hef tioh khvoax thvikhix.
      S + V + Preposition + O
[5]  We agreed to help him.   [MLT} Goarn tong'ix boeq zaxnzo y.
      I failed to meet him.   [MLT} Goar boo sengkofng khix zhoextioh y.
       S + V + Infinitive
[6]  There are books.   [MLT} Hiaf u kuypurn-ar zheq.
      It was dark.   [MLT} Thvy ykefng axm laq.
      To err is human.   [MLT} Teq zhorgo si jinsexng.
      You are very kind to say so.    [MLT} Lie cviaa-chinchied, afnny korng.
      It seems useless to go on.    [MLT} Boeq keasiok-loqkhix kvafnar
                                                     boo-loxeng.
            S + V + Complement.
[7]  We asked question.   [MLT} Goarn mng cidee buxntoee.
      He broke his arm.   [MLT} Y ee chiwkud siuxsiofng.
      Money cannot buy health.   [MLT} Cvigiin boextaxng boea
                                                    kiexnkhofng.
       S + V + Object.
[8]  It is difficult to carry plans out.   [MLT} Boeq oansedng kea'oeh si
                                                           khurnlaan ee.
      He carried it out.   [MLT} Y oanseeng laq.
      What brought it about?   [MLT} Simmih taixcix hoatsefng laq?
      We had to find it out.   [MLT} Larn tioh khix ka y khvoarzhud.
      Have you given it away already?   [MLT} Lie kiarm ykefng ka hef
                                                            hviesak laq?
       S + V + O + Adverbial Adjunct
[9]  It has began to rain.   [MLT} Ho teq khaisie loh⁺laai.
      I forgot to post the letter.   [MLT} Goar boe-kietid ka phoef kiarzhud.
      He pretended not to see me.    [MLT} Y hitzun zngzox boboeq
                                                         kvix^goar.
       S + V + Infinitive
[10] They began talking.   [MLT} Yn khaisie kofng'oe.
       We could not help laughing.   [MLT} Goarn kix-boextiaau
                                                        chiox-zhutlaai.
       He stopped smoking.   [MLT} Y thengcie suq-hwn.
       S + V + Gerund
[11] I asked what to do.   [MLT} Goar mng y tioh zox symmih.
       He asked where to stop.   [MLT} Y mng boeq ti tofui theeng.
       We don't know how to do it.   [MLT} Goarn mxzay tioh zox symmih.
       S + V + wh- + Infinitve
[12] He admitted that he was wrong.    [MLT} Y senjim y mxtioh.
       They complained that they did not have enough food to eat.
                               [MLT} Y bai'oaxn boo-kaogiah ee mih thafng
                                               ciah.
       S + V + that + Clause
[13] I'll find out who has done it.   [MLT} Goar tioh khix zhoexzhud si
                                                        sviaflaang zox hef ee.
       I can't understand what he said.   [MLT} Goar thvia-boo y teq korng ee.
       We know how he did it.   [MLT} Goarn zaiviar y afnnar zox hef.
       S + V + wh- clause
[14] He added the interest to the principal.   [MLT} Y ti pwncvii kethvy
                                                                        lixseg.
       He brought a box to me.    [MLT} Y theh kheh'ar laai ho goar.
       Please send this to him.    [MLT} Chviar lie saxng zef khix ho y.
       S + V + O + Preposition + O
[15] We chose a present for him.   [MLT} Goarn kerng cidee lefmih ho y.
       He showed me his bicycle.   [MLT} Y ho goar khvoax y ee
                                                         khataqchiaf.
       I wished her "Happy New Year".   [MLT} Goar ka yi kiongho Sinnii.
       S + V + ind.O + direct.O
[16] We informed him that he was elected.    [MLT} Goarn thongty y korng
                                                                      y ho laang soarn^tioh.
       They told him that he had to leave.   [MLT} Yn ka y korng y tioh
                                                                    lixkhuy.
             S + V + O + that clause
[17] He knows what to do.[MLT}  Y zaiviar tioh zox sviafmih.
       She told me how to spell a new word. [MLT} Yi kax goar hitkux tioh
                                                                      afnnar qhiensiar.
       S + V + wh- Infinitive
[18] He asked me where he could buy a car.    [MLT} Y mng goar ti tofui
                                                          thafng boeftioh syn-chiaf.
       Tell me what this means.   [MLT} Ka goar korng, zef piawsi symmih.
       S + V + O + wh- clause
[19] They beat him black and blue.   [MLT} Yn ka y phaq-gaq ochvy.
       I want everything ready.   [MLT} Goar hibang lorng zwnpi hofsex.
       He raised his head higher.   [MLT} Y ciofng thaukhag giah-gaq
                                                      cviaa-koaan.
       S + V + O + Adjective
[20] They elected her chairman.[MLT} Yn soarn yi zox zwjim.
       We call him Dick.   [MLT} Goarn kiox y zox Dick.
       They dubbed him a quack.   [MLT} Yn ho y zox piefnsiefn.
       S + V + O + Nown
[21] I dare you to deny the truth of what she said.   [MLT} Goar kab lie tox
                                                  korng boeq horjim yi sor korng ee oe.
       He forced me to sign a paper.  [MLT} Y peg goar chiafm cidtviw
                                                              bunsw.
       I encouraged him to continue in his effort.  [MLT} Goar kofbuo y
                                                keasiog zox y ee loflek.
       S + V + O + Infinitive
[22] He declared him to be a member of my club.    [MLT} Y soanpox y si
                                                 goar ee hoe ee hoexoaan.
       I judged him to be about fifty.  [MLT} Goar ioq y zhaputtof 50-hoex.
       I know the man to have been a spy.  [MLT} Goar zay hit'ee laang
                                                  it'hioxng si kantiap.
       He suspects me to be a liar.   [MLT}Y hoaigii goar si peqzhat-chid^ar.
            S + V + O + (to be) + Complement
[23] I felt the house shake.[MLT} Goar kafmkag zhux teq ioo.
       We saw him run away.   [MLT} Goarn khvoarkvix y zao^khix.
       I like to watch others play.   [MLT} Goar khaq-aix khvoax padlaang
                                                                        teq iern hix.
      S+ V + O + Bare Infinitive
[24] We felt the table shaking.[MLT} Goarn kafmkag toh'ar teq ioo.
       Do you notice someone knocking at the door?[MLT} Lie kiarm u
                                                     kafmkag uxlaang teq phaq mngg?
       We must set things going.   [MLT} Larn tioh anpaai taixcix cirnheeng.
       S + V + O + Present Participle
[25] We found the house deserted.[MLT}
       I got his hair cut.   [MLT}
       I never saw a man hanged.   [MLT}
       I want this work finished early.  [MLT}
        S + V + O +Past Participle
[26] I will tell you.[MLT}
       He must go.   [MLT}
        S + Aux,V + Bare Infinitive
[27] The bird is gone.[MLT}
       The chance was gone.   [MLT}
        S + beV + past participle