k. 多 tú, 日多 nyih tú, daily.
Obs. Zien deu, ’heu deu, before, after, and the cognate adverbs of place are used also for time.
289. Sometimes verbs take the place of what in English are adverbs. They are 來, 過, 歇, 隔 lé, kú‘, h’ih, káh.
- 自古以來 zz‘ ’kú ’í lé, from ancient times till now.
- 周朝以來 Tseu dzau ’í lé, from the Cheú dynasty till now.
- 歇之兩日 h’ih tsz ’liáng nyih, after two days.
- 隔之幾十年 kák tsz ’kí zeh níen, after several tens of years.
- 再過一月 tsé‘ kú‘ ih niöh, after another month.
290. There are some provincial adverbs of time, whose etymology is uncertain, or at least not referable to words of time.
- 做慣 tsok (kwan‘) kûn‘, constantly (in the habit of).
- 只管 tseh ’kwén, ib. or my only concern is, etc. (m.)
- 冷陌生頭 ’láng mák sáng deu, suddenly.
- 難板 nan ’pan, seldom (difficult to fix).
291. The adjective pronouns combine with substantives of time to form common phrases, which are often used as adverbs.
- 多 tá, several; 多歇 tá h’ih, after a little time; 多日 tá nyih, after some days; 多年 tá níen, after some years; 多時 tá zz, a considerable time (多 tú in this sense is generally pronounced tá.)
- 幾 ’kí, several; 連幾日 líen ’kí nyih, during several days.
- 多 tú, many; 介多 ká‘ tú, mutually.
- 逐 dzóh, each; 日逐 nyih dzóh, daily; 逐點逐點高 dzók ’tíen dzók ’tíen kau, gradually growing higher.
292. Substantives of time, when repeated, are adverbs.
- 日日 nyih nyih, daily.
- 年年 níen níen, yearly.
- 時時刻刻 zz zz k’uh k’uh, constantly.
- 歇歇 h’ih h’ih, ib.
- 出出變, 囘囘變 t’seh t’seh pien‘, wé wé pien‘, constantly changing.