Jul 17 2008

Dili Pa / Dili Na

Published by cebuano at 7:30 am under Grammar, Vocab

Vocab:

Di-li – no (future tense)
Ka-on - eat
Pa-ni-ud-to - lunch
pa – Still / yet
na - Now / Already

Mokanon ka ba a imong paniudto? – Will you eat your lunch?

Explanation:

“mo” prefix in front of kanon marks it as future tense.
“ka” personal pronoun for YOU
“ba” is a question marker asking
“imong” is YOUR

As with any yes or no question the respondent can provide more information.

Here are two possible answers:

Dili pa – No but but there is a possiblity that he/she will eat later
Dili na – No and the person is expressing that he/she has no plan to eat

One Response to “Dili Pa / Dili Na”

  1. rcon 15 Sep 2008 at 2:36 pm

    Thanks for the blog. I’m a Tagalog speaker and I’m getting a few things from your blog. :)

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