nga

nga grammatical marker. short forms: ng after vowels, n, ; zero after consonants. {1} following preposed gen. Íya kung gilípay, He made me happy. Ang íyang payag, His hut. {2} follow-ing demonstratives and interrogatives. Taw-an kanang kahúya, That tree is inhabited by spirits. Unsang adláwa run? What day is it today? {3} between members of a two-headed en-docentric construction. Nindut nga sinínà, A beautiful dress. Plawtang kawáyan, A bamboo flute. Usa ka húngut nga tubà, A coconut shell full of palm toddy. Ang ákung gihulaman nga bulpin, The ball point pen that I borrowed. Gihilásan ku nga namátì sa íyang hambug, I was disgusted listening to his boasts. {4} preceding a clause: that. Nahadluk siya nga mapugus pag-minyù sa Insik, She feared that she would be forced to marry the Chinaman. Huhungíhung nga daghan kag babáyi, Rumors that you have many mistresses. {4a} when [such-and-such] a thing is the case. Unsáun man nímu pagpanghimakak nga náa may nakakità? How can you deny it when so many people saw it? {5} linker between a word that expresses manner or mode and a verb that follows it. Siya gustung magpárì, He wants to be a priest. Maáyu siyang mubinisayà, He speaks Visayan well. Mahímù ka nang mulakaw, You may leave. {6} preceding the goal of a verb which refers to the same thing as the subject of the verb. Gipílì siyang prisidinti, He was chosen president. Nag- pabílin silang malipáyun, They remained happy. {7} daghan there are, were many. Sus, kadaghang táwu, My! How crowded it is! {8} [noun] nga [noun] the very [noun] itself. Si Biguy nga Biguy mihukum gánì sa ingun, ikaw pa! Biguy himself (great as he is) thought sohow could you say otherwise!