William Ashmore

“ As the verb sĩ denotes chiefly that something exists or is, so ũ denotes possession. It is often used interchangeably with sĩ, and is often combined with it. Thus, i sĩ ũ, he is in possession of, or, emphatically, he has. ”

“ Ũ, to have; to possess; to have existence, and, hence, sometimes to be; is; e.g. tie̍h ũ-nâng chãu--i, chiàn õi-tit-ũ, there must be some one to make it, and then it will have, or possess existence..
ũ a-bô, have you or not? úa ũ, I have. úa m̄-chêng-ũ, I have not. lṳ́ ũ, you have. i ũ, he has. ũ-lí, has a reason; is reasonable. ũ-ēng, has a use; is useful. ũ-sṳ̄, has business. ũ-lói-mãu, has good breeding. būe-ũ, not yet has, or has had. būe-chêng-ũ, have not yet had. bũ-pit-ũ, certainly has. m̄-chêng-ũ, I have not had. bô-mih-ũ, have not much. ”