When the demonstrative is used with a numeral it retains the form di°-kuh (第個) or i-kuh (伊個) and the classifier of the noun comes between the numeral and the noun. Thus “this one table” is di°-kuh ih tsak de-°ts (第個一隻檯子).
The personal pronouns are as follows:
SINGULAR NUMBER
| Nominative and Objective | Possessive | ||
| I. | Person: I or me, °ngoo 我. | I. | Person: My or mine, °ngoo-kuh 我個. |
| II. | Person: Thou, thee or you, noong° 儂. | II. | Person: Thy, thine or yours, noong°-kuh 儂個. |
| III. | Person: He, she, it, him, her, yi 伊. | III. | Person: His, hers, its, i-kuh 伊個. |
PLURAL NUMBER
| Nominative and Objective | Possessive | ||
| I. | Person: We, or us, nyi° or °ngoo-nyi° 我伲. | I. | Person: Ours, nyi°-kuh or °ngoo-nyi°-kuh 伲個, 我伲個. |
| II. | Person: You or ye, na° 㑚 | II. | Person: Your, or yours, na°-kuh 㑚個. |
| III. | Person: They or them, yi-la 伊拉. | III. | Person: Their, or theirs, yi-la-kuh 伊拉個. |
The use of kuh (個) in the possessive case must be noted. Kuh (個) serves to form the possessive case of nouns as it does of pronouns. Thus to say “a man’s table” would be ih kuh nyung kuh de-°ts (一個人個檯子). Exercises in possessive case formation will be found in this lesson.
VOCABULARY
- A son, ih kuh ‘eu-°ts or ih kuh nyi-°ts 一個兒子.
- A daughter, ih kuh noen° 一個囡.
- A friend, ih kuh bang-°yeu 一個朋友.
- A sheep, ih tsak yang 一隻羊.
- A bird, ih tsak °tiau 一隻鳥.
- A bed, ih tsak zaung 一隻牀.
°Po (把) is the classifier used with tools, instruments or articles grasped in the hand.