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Complement constructions[edit]
As the following example shows, Amoy complement constructions roughly parallel Mandarin, with some exceptions (in red).
| particle
|
English
|
|
| adverb
|
He runs quickly.
|
Amoy
|
伊 |
走
|
会 |
紧
|
|
| Mandarin
|
他 |
跑
|
得 |
快
|
|
| English
|
He |
runs |
obtains |
quick
|
|
| adverb
|
He runs very quickly.
|
Amoy
|
伊 |
走
|
|
足 |
紧
|
|
| Mandarin
|
他 |
跑
|
得 |
很 |
快
|
|
| English
|
He |
runs |
|
very |
quick
|
|
| adverb
|
He does not run quickly.
|
Amoy
|
伊 |
走 |
未 |
紧
|
|
| Mandarin
|
他 |
跑 |
不 |
快
|
|
| English
|
He |
runs |
not |
quick
|
|
| can
|
He can see.
|
Amoy
|
伊 |
看
|
会 |
着
|
|
| Mandarin
|
他 |
看
|
得 |
到
|
|
| English
|
He |
sees |
obtains |
already achieved
|
|
| can
|
He can not see.
|
Amoy
|
伊 |
看 |
未 |
着
|
|
| Mandarin
|
他 |
看 |
不 |
到
|
|
| English
|
He |
sees |
not |
already achieved
|
|
| so
|
He was so startled, that he could not speak.
|
Amoy
|
伊 |
惊
|
甲 |
话 |
每 |
讲 |
未 |
出来
|
| Mandarin
|
他 |
吓
|
得 |
话 |
都 |
说 |
不 |
出来
|
| English
|
He |
startled |
to the point of |
words |
also |
say |
not |
come out
|
