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Exercise VIII.
Who is the Priest?,--The Priest is G.o.d's succeeder, and the father of the souls--Are pretty the flowers?--Yes; all the flowers are pretty; but the lily is the most beautiful, then it is the symbol of purity, chast.i.ty, virginity, innocence and candour--Where are you from?--I am from Aloran, my parents are from Cornago, my eldest brother from Oroquieta, and my younger from Tagbilaran--Do you wish to send one more horse to our friends?--I wish to send many more to them--Are you going for any thing?--I am going for some thing--What are you going for?--I am going for some wine--Does your father send for any thing?--Yes, sir: he sends for some wine--Whom does your neighbour send for?--He sends for the physician--Does your servant take off his shirt to make the fire?--He takes it off to make it.
NINTH LESSON
TO BE--ANI-A, NA-A OR ANA-A, TUA.
When the verb TO BE points out TO BE IN A PLACE, is translated into Bisaya by ani-a, to be here: na-a or ana-a, to be there: and tua, to be far from the speaker.
Instead of the English adverbs HERE, THERE, are used in Bisaya dinhi, here: diha, there: didto, there (further).
The indicative present does not need adverbs of place.
INDICATIVE PRESENT.
I am here. Ania man aco. (dinhi) Thou art there. Naa ca man. (diha) He is there. (further) Tua man sia. (didto) We are here. Ania man quita or came (dinhi) You are there. Naa man camo. (diha) They are there (further) Tua man sila. (didto)
PAST TENSE.
I was here, when you was there. Dinhi man aco sa didto ca pa.
(further) I was there yesterday. Didto man aco cahapon.
FUTURE.
I will be there to-morrow. Didto man aco ngma.
CONDITIONAL FUTURE.
I would be there, if you were Didto unta aco, cun buut ca pa pleased. unta.
Subjunctive Mood
FUTURE.
It is necessary you be there. Quinahanglan nga didto ca.
ABSOLUTE INDEFINITE.
That I might be here. Dinhi unta aco.
CONDITIONATE INDEFINITE.
If I were there. Cun didto pa unta aco.
IMPERATIVE MOOD.
Be there (ye, you). Diha camo.
GERUND.
Being there, I saw him. Sa didto aco, naquita co sia.
Rem. When the verb TO BE, points out the actual conditions of persons or things, the root pointing out such a condition, becomes verb by means of the particle ma of the neuter verbs.
INDICATIVE MOOD.
I am sick. Masaquit man aco.
PAST TENSE.
He was sick, when I was well or Masaquit sia, sa pagca maayo co ug strong. laoas.
ABSOLUTE FUTURE.
He will or shall be ill to-morrow. Masaquit sia ugma.
