English-Bisaya Grammar Part 5

Exercise III.

Where is my book!--Under the chair--Where is my hat?--It is on the table--Is it on the table?--No; it is upon the bed--Did you read the book?--I did not--How many books have you written?--I have written one--How many times have you read the letter?--Many times--How many times have you weeped?--Five times--How much is your daily wage?--Two dimes--How old are you?--I am twenty seven years old--How old is she?--She is not yet twenty years old--Have you burnt yourself?--Each man has his taste--Have you a mind to sleep?--No: I have a mind to speak--Do you fear this man?--I don't fear him--At what o'clock do you go to bed?--I go to bed at sunset, and I get up at sunrise.

FOURTH LESSON

OF THE p.r.o.nOUNS.

The Bisaya p.r.o.nouns are divided into personal, demonstrative, possessive and relative. The personal p.r.o.nouns are:

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

I. Aco We. Quita, Came Thou, you. Icao, ca. You. Camo.

He, she. Sia. They. Sila.

Declension of the personal p.r.o.nouns

First Person

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

N. I. Aco. We. Came, quita. (1) G. Of me. Aco, co, naco, ta. Of us. Amo, namo, ato, ta.

D. To me. Canaco. To us. Canamo, canato.

(1) Quita is used when the speaker excludes not those, to whom he is speaking, and came when he does.

2d. Person

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

N. Thou or you. Icao, ca. You. Camo.

G. Of thee or you. Imo, nimo. Of you. Ino, nino D. To thee, you. Canimo. To you. Canino.

3d. Person

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

N. He, she. Sia. They. Sila.

G. Of him, her. Iya, nia. Of them. Ila, nila.

D. To him, her. Cania. To them. Canila.

The p.r.o.noun Icao may be used indifferently before or after the verbs. The nominative case ca must be placed before the verbs in the negative and final sentences; in other cases, always after them.

You will carry. Icao magadala.

You will weep. Icao magahilac.

Don't lie. Dili ca magbacac.

To make known to you. Aron ca mahibalo.

We the Christians. Quita (when all Christians.) ang mga cristianos.

Lord, forgive us sinners. Guino-o pasayloa came nga mga macasasala.

Both singular and plural objective cases of the first, second and third persons begin by a vowel, are placed before the nouns and verbs, and those begin by a consonant must be put after them: thus:

My shoes. Ang acong mga sapin.

Your money. Ang salapi mo.

Our country. Ang atong yuta.

His vessel. Ang sacayan nia.

Your net. Ang imong sahid.

You are my beloved. Hinigugma co icao.

Demonstrative p.r.o.nouns.

Declension.

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

N. This. Quini. These. Quining mga.

G. Of this. Niini. Of these. Niining mga.

D. To this. Niini. To these. Niining mga.

The demonstrative p.r.o.nouns are used instead of repeating the substantives. They also serve for distinguishing between substantives exposed or understood; and when employed with substantives, for pointing out clearly the distinction between them.

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

N. That. Cana; (far from the Those. Canang mga (far....) speaker) cadto. Cadtong mga.