Indicating result, conclusion, potential, and extent1053 Translate these sentences into Mandarin using the parenthesized verb with the
appropriate resultative ending.
a. I bought the wrong book. [Ҧ/䋭 mfi]
b. Can you see the subway station? [൦䩫ㄏ dìtig zhàn] [ⵁ kàn]
c. Have you bought that book? [Ҧ/䋭 mfi]
d. I have bought it. [Ҧ/䋭 mfi]
e. Have you finished reading it? [ⵁ kàn]
f. No. I haven’t finished reading it. [ⵁ kàn]
g. Do you understand it (by reading it)? [ⵁ kàn]
h. Yes (I understand it by reading it.) [ⵁ kàn]
➪ 32.1.1, 32.1.2
4 These sentences all involve the potential suffix ᗍҼ delito or уҼ bulito.
Translate them into English.
a. с䴠ҼθᡇԢ䎦уҼҼȾ
с䴠Ҽθᡇه䎦уҼҼȾ
Xià xug le, wimen ziubulifo le.
b. ᡇⲺ䖜අҼθᔶуҼҼȾ
ᡇⲺ䔀༔Ҽθ䯁уҼҼȾ
Wi de chb huài le, kaibulifo le.
c. 䘏Ѿཐ侣θ֖ਹᗍҼ੍ϋ
䙏哳ཐ伥θ֖ਹᗍҼఄϋ
Zhème dud fàn, nh chcdelifo ma?
d. Ԍ䈪ԌⲺᢁᖾ⯲θߏуҼᆍȾ
Ԍ䃠ԌⲺᢁᖾ⯲θሡуҼᆍȾ
Ta shud ta de shiu hgn téng, xigbùlifo zì.
e. ֖Ⲻ㣧䜳߱↱Ҽθ⍱уҼҼȾ[㣧 hua flower, ߱/ࠃ dòng to freeze]
֖Ⲻ㣧䜳ࠃ↱Ҽθ⍱уҼҼȾ
Nh de hua ddu dòngshle, huóbulifo le.
f. ֖᱄ཟᶛᗍҼ੍ϋ
֖᱄ཟּᗍҼఄϋ
Nh míngtian láidelifo ma?
g. ᡇⲺθжᇐ䭏уҼȾ
㚳ᡇⲺθжᇐ䥥уҼȾ
Tcng wi de, ycdìng cuòbulifo.
h. ᡇԀཟᴿӁθ৸ࣖуҼ֖ԢⲺᲐՐȾ
ᡇԀཟᴿӁθ৹ࣖуҼه֖ⲺᲐᴹȾ
Wi jcntian yiu shì, canjiabulifo nhmen de wfnhuì.
➪ 18.6.2, 32.4