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我們可以看到某人...

我們可以...

我們可以看到 - 某人而他們卻 - 看不到我們

woˇ men˙ keˇ yiˇ kanˋ daoˋ
mouˇ renˊ erˊ ta ˉ men˙ queˋ
kanˋ buˊ daoˋ woˇ men˙

(We can see)

We can see someone but they can't see us | We can see someone and they don't see us

我們 woˇ men˙

(Our, Ourselves, Us, We)

We, Us, Our, Ourselves

我們可以

woˇ men˙ keˇ yiˇ

(We can, We could)

We can, We could

我們可以看到

woˇ men˙ keˇ yiˇ kanˋ daoˋ

(We can see)

We can see

可以 keˇ yiˇ

(Am able to, Are able to, Being able to, Can, Can be, Capable, Is able to, Permit, Permits, Permitted, Permitting, To be able, To permit, Was able to, Were able to)

Can, Can be, Capable, To be able to, , Being able to, Am able to, Are able to, Is able to, Was able to, Were able to, To permit, Permit, Permits, Permitting, Permitted

看到 kanˋ daoˋ

(Look at, Looked at, Looking at, Looks at, Saw, See, Seeing, Seen, Sees, To look at, To see)

To look at, To see, Look at, Looks at, Looking at, Looked at, See, Sees, Seeing, Seen, Saw

某人 mouˇ renˊ

(Person, Someone)

Someone, A person

而 erˊ

(And, And so, But, In this case, Otherwise, Then, Yet)

But, And so, And, Yet, Then, Otherwise, In this case

他們 taˉ men˙

(Their, Them, They)

They, Them, Their

卻 queˋ

(But, Decline, Except, However, Never the, Retreat, Still, Withdraw, Yet)

Yet, But, Still, Except, Never the less, However, Decline, Withdraw, Retreat

看不到

kanˋ buˊ daoˋ

(Can't see)

Can't see

看不到我們

kanˋ buˊ daoˋ woˇ men˙

(Can't see, Don't see)

Can't see us, Don't see us

不到 buˊ daoˋ

(Can't, Couldn't, Has not, Never, Not)

Can't, Couldn't, Not, Never, Has not arrived

我

I, Me, My, Our, Ourselves, Use, We

I, Me, My, We, Use, Our, Ourselves

們

Plural, Pluralizer

Pluralizer, Plural persons, Plural Animal

可

Able, But, Can, May, Prefix Used As

Able, Can, May, But, Prefix Used As An Adjectifier

以

By means of, Cause, Make, So as, Therefore, Use

Use, Make, Cause, By means of, Therefore, So As To...

看

Depend On, Examine, Guard, Look after, Look at, Observe, Present, Read, Scrutinize, See, Take care of, Visit, Watch

Look at, Watch, Read, Visit, See, Observe, Scrutinize, Examine, Present, Depend on (kan1), Look After, Take care of, Guard

到

Acquire, Appear, Arrive, Attain, Attend, Reach

Arrive, Reach, Attain, Acquire, Appear, Attend

某

Certain, Particular, Some

Particular, A particular, A Certain, Some

人

Man, People, Person, Someone else

Man, Person, People, Someone Else

而

And, And so, But, In this case, Otherwise, Then, Yet

But, And so, And, Yet, Then, Otherwise, In this case

他

He, Her, Him, It, Other, Others, She, They

He, She, He, She, They, Him, Her, Other, Others, It

們

Plural, Pluralizer

Pluralizer, Plural persons, Plural Animal

卻

But, Decline, Except, However, Never the, Retreat, Still, Withdraw, Yet

Yet, But, Still, Except, Never the less, However, Decline, Withdraw, Retreat

看

Depend On, Examine, Guard, Look after, Look at, Observe, Present, Read, Scrutinize, See, Take care of, Visit, Watch

Look at, Watch, Read, Visit, See, Observe, Scrutinize, Examine, Present, Depend on (kan1), Look After, Take care of, Guard

不

Infix, No, Non, None, Not, Not able to, Un, Without

No, Not, Non, None, Not able to, Un, Without, Infix Used To Indicate Inability

到

Acquire, Appear, Arrive, Attain, Attend, Reach

Arrive, Reach, Attain, Acquire, Appear, Attend

我

I, Me, My, Our, Ourselves, Use, We

I, Me, My, We, Use, Our, Ourselves

們

Plural, Pluralizer

Pluralizer, Plural persons, Plural Animal

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