搿能

搿能 (Northern Wu)

1. such, like this, so

   就是要搿能做再對個。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
   就是要搿能做再对个。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

   ⁶zhieu-ziu ⁸iau ⁸geq-nen-tsu ¹tse ⁸te-gheq [Wugniu]

   Yes, you ought to do it like this.

2. used in comparisons, placed in front of the adjective

   • 東京嘸沒上海搿能熱。 [Shanghainese, trad.]
     东京呒没上海搿能热。 [Shanghainese, simp.]

     From: 2020ニューエクスピレスプラス　上海語, p. 105

     ¹ton-cin ⁶m-meq ⁶zaon-he ⁸geq-nen ⁸gniq [Wugniu]

     Tokyo isn't as hot as Shanghai.