Interrogative Pronouns

Unsa - What

Asa - Where

Kinsa - Who

Kanus-a - When

Unsa-on - how

Example

* Unsa ang Generman sa " Kumusta" ?  - What is the German for " How are you " ?

* Kinsa ni tag-iya ? - Who owned this one ?

* Asa ka paingon ? - Where are you going ?

* Kanus-a imong Birthday ? - When is your Birthday ?

* Unsa-on nako pagsarado ang bintana ? - How can  I close the window ?

Si and Ni

" Si "- Marker for Proper Noun

" Ni " -Marker for Personal Pronoun


Example

 Si Aquino ang bag-ong Presidente. - Aquino is the new President.

Si Maria kay guwapa. - Maria is beuatiful.

Note : It is not necessary that the marker " Si " is always in the beginning of the sentence.

Ang bag-ong Presidente kay si Aquino. - The new President is Aquino.

Asa ni nimo nakuha ? - Where did you get it ?

Dili ni ako ! - This is not mine !

" Ba " Marker

" Ba " - is a marker for Yes or No Question


                      Statement  to Question

German ako. - I am German.
* German ba ako ? - Am I German ?

German siya. - He is German.
* German ba siya ? - Is he German ?

German ka. - You are German.
* German ka ba ? - Are you German ?

# Note : Ka is shorter form for Ikaw.
            German ba ka ? is not good for Cebuano´s ears.

German kita. - We are Germans.
* German ba kita ? - Are we Germans ?

German kami. - We are Germans.
* German ba kami? - Are we Germans?

German kamo. - You are Germans.
*German ba kamo? - Are You Germans ?

German sila. - They are Germans.
German ba sila? - Are they Germans ?

Note :
When the Pronouns is not the first word of the sentence, the short form is more commonly used than the full form.

Ako - ko            Ikaw - ka (kaw)           Kita - ta

Kami - mi          Kamo - mo                  Siya - sya

Example

German ba ako? - Am I German?
* German ba ko ? - Am I German ?

German ba siya ? - Is he German ?
* German ba sya ? - Is he German ?

German ba kamo ?- Are they Germans?
*German ba mo ? - Are they Germans?

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.7

II - Plural

4.) 3rd Person

                        Nominative  --- Objective  --- Possessive
                            Sila´                  Nila´                 Ila´
                           ( They )            ( Them )        ( Their )


Example

* Nominative

Sila akong mga amigo. --- They are my friends.

* Objective

Ganahan ba ka nila? --- Do you like them ?

* Possessive

Ila ba tong sala´? --- Is that their mistakes ?


Vocabulary

Amigo - Friends

Ganahan - like

sala´- mistakes

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.6

II - Plural

3.) 2nd Person

                        Nominative  ---  Objective  --- Possessive
                             Kamo              Ninyo               Inyo
                           ( You )             ( You )           ( Your )


Example

* Nominative

Pag-amping kamo. --- Take care both of you.

* Objective

Asa ninyo ge-butang ang bugas ? --- Where did you put the rice?

* Possessive

Nindot inyong lugar. --- Your place is nice.

Vocabulary

Amping - take care

ge-butang - put

Asa - where

bugas - rice

Nindot - nice / wonderful

Lugar - place

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.5

II - Plural

2.) 1st Person Exclusive

                                  Nominative  ---  Objective  ---  Possessive
                                     Kami                   Namo             Amo
                                     ( We )                 ( Us )             ( Our )


Example

* Nominative

Kami ang mi-daog. --- We are the one who won.

* Objective

Maka-tabang ka namo. --- You can help us.

* Possessive

Amo ning kariton. --- This is our cart.


Vocabulary

Daog - won

Tabang - help

Kariton - cart

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.4

II - Plural

1.)  1st  Person  Inclusive

                                 Nominative  ---   Objective  ---     Possessive  
                                     Kita                     Nato                  Ato
                                   ( We )                  ( Us )               ( Ours )

Example

*Nominative

Mo-adto kita sa Cebu. --- We will go to Cebu.

*Objective

Mo-uban siya nato. --- He will go with us.

*Possessive

Ato ba nang sala´? --- is that our mistake?



Vocabulary

Mo-adto - will go

Mo-uban - will go with

ba - is question marker

Sala´- fault / mistakes

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.3

I - Singular

3.) 3rd Person

                         Nominative   ---   Objective  ---  Possessive
                             Ikaw                   Nimo               Imo
                           ( You )                ( You )           ( Yours )

Example

* Nominative

 Ikaw ang hinungdan nganong mi-ulan. --- You are the reason why it´s raining.

 * Objective

Nagsalig ko nimo. ---  I trust you.

* Possessive

Imo ba ng libro ? --- Is that your book ?


  Vocabulary

Hinungdan - reason

Ngano - Why

Nagsalig - trust

Libro - book

Ulan - rain

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.2

I - Singular

2.) 2nd Person

                            Nominative      ---     Objective        ---  Possessive
                                 Siya´                        Niya´                     Iya´
                            ( He / She )                ( Him / Her )        ( His / Her )
 
Example

* Nominative

Siya si Maria. --- She is Maria.          Siya si Pedro. --- He is Pedro.

* Objective

Ambot Niya´.  ---  I don´t know with him/ her.

* Possessive

Iya ng balay. --- That is his/her House.


Vocabulary

Ambot - I don´t know.

Balay - House

Cebuano Personal Pronouns 1.1

I- Singular

1.) 1st Person

                        Nominative     ---  Objective   ---  Possessive
                         Ako ( I )       --- Nako ( me) ---  Ako`( My )


Example

* Nominative

Ako si Peter. --- I am Peter.

* Objective

Nakadumdom pa ka nako? --- Do you still remember me?

* Possessive

Ako´ ang Mama kay taga Cebu. --- My mother is from Cebu.


Vocabulary

Nakadumdom- remember

Pa - still / yet

Ikaw(kaw) - You

Taga - from

Cebuano Personal Pronouns

Singular
                                 Nominative            Objective             Possessive


1st Person                Ako  ( I )                Nako ( Me )       Ako` (My)

2nd Person              Siya`/ Siya`             Niya´/ Niya`        Iya`/ Iya`
                               ( He/ She )              ( Him/ Her )        ( His/ Her)

3rd Person              Ikaw ( You )          Nimo ( You)        Imo ( Yours )



Plural


1st Person              Kita ( We )             Nato ( Us )           Ato ( Ours )
Inclusive

1st Person             Kami ( We )            Namo ( Us )         Amo ( Ours )
Exclusive

2nd Person           Kamo ( You )         Ninyo ( You )        Inyo ( Your )

3rd Person           Sila ( They )            Nila ( Them )         Ila ( Their )