Grammar – O

Ôan-ná - still / as before / with no change from before

[Verb] ōeWill be able to [verb] (see: [Verb] ē)

[Verb] ōe hóBe able to successfully [verb] (see: [Verb] ē hó )

[Verb] ōe lo̍h8 khìContinue to [verb] (see: [Verb] ē lo̍h8 khì )

Ōe-sái(1) Can; allowed to (2) Might as well; should (see: ē-sái )

Ōe-tàngCan; be (physically) able to (See: bē-tàng)

[Verb] ōe tiâuBe able to take / handle / keep (see: [Verb] ē tiâu)

ōe tit kè - Be able to; be sufficient to (see: ē tit kòe)

ōe tit kòeBe able to; be sufficient to (see: ē tit kòe)

Óng-óng – often / has the habit of …

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Ôan-ná

Still; as before; with no change from before

Related: iá koh

Note: also spelled ôan-á

 

I kóng i ê chèng-hú ôan-ná chiáng-khòng chôan-kio̍k.

He said that his government was still in control of the whole country.

 

Che hiān-sī Tāi-lio̍k kap Tâi-ôan chāi-iá chèng-tī sè-le̍k tiong-kan ê koan-hē hō·-tōng, he̍k-chiá sī jīn-hô khan-liân tio̍h kong-kôan-le̍k ê keng-chè bō·-e̍k kap chèng-tī léng-he̍k ê hia̍p-gī, ôan-ná su-iàu Tâi-ôan chip-chèng tong-kio̍k ê jīm-tông kap pōe-su.

This demonstrates that mutual movements in the relationship between the Mainland and the out-of-office political power in Taiwan, as well as any agreements in the economic, trade, or political arenas that touch on civil rights, still need the agreement and endorsement of the ruling party in Taiwan.

 

Tâi-ôan ê jîn-bîn ôan-ná bōe in-ūi Liân-ha̍p-kok ê būn-tôe tio̍h m̄-káⁿ ka-li̍p.

The people of Taiwan still wouldn’t dare to not join the UN just because of its problems.

 

Kin-nî kái-tû kài-giâm jī-cha̍p nî, che sī chi̍t kiāⁿ chêng-kàu-taⁿ ôan-ná hō· lâng kám-tōng ê tāi-sū.

This year is the twentieth years since the lifting of martial law, which to this day is still a moving event.

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Óng-óng

Often; has the habit of [verb]-ing

Related: tiāⁿ- tiāⁿ

 

Hōan-chōe-thôan-hóe óng-óng lī-iōng tī Se-hong kok-ka chhōe-tio̍h ko-sin-súi ê kang-chok lâi kóai-phiàn siū-hāi-chiá.

Criminal organizations often use the lure of getting a high-paying job in the West to trick their victims.

 

Tùi chit hāng tāi-chì, i óng-óng lóng ū ì-kiàn, m̄-kú kin-á-ji̍t i kèng-jiân chi̍t kù ōe to bô kóng.

He usually has an opinion about this matter, but surprisingly today he didn’t say a word.

 

Chit kúi-nî kap chi̍t kóa tī chèng-hú ki-koan kap kong-êng khì-gia̍p chia̍h thâu-lō· ê pêng-iú chiap-chhiok, hoat-hiān in mā óng-óng tú-tio̍h chit ê būn-tôe.

These past few years through my contact with friends that have found jobs in government organizations and publicly-run corporations, I realized that they have also encountered this problem.

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