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 ?
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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 !
" 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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 )
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 )
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