Lesson 12 – Locative Pronouns

    

June 28, 2009 by Bebe  
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Today where are going to learn what to use for direction and location.

Locative Pronouns

Long form        short form        English

Dinhi                         diri                   here
Dinha                       diha            there (near the speaker)
Didto                           –            there (far from the speaker)

Note: You can use the locative pronouns in the beginning of the sentence, middle or at the end.

Examples:

1. Mopalit ko ug mangga didto.
I will buy the mango there.

2. Palihog anhi diri.
Please come here!

3. Mihatag ang mga maestra ug mga libro diha.
The teachers gave the books there.

4. Palihog basa sa imong libro didto.
Please read your book there.

5. Lingkod diri.
Sit here.

New Words:

anhi – to come (here)
anha – to go there (near)
bisita – to visit
uyab – girlfriend or boyfriend
kusina – kitchen
manok – chicken
uma – farm
bugas – uncooked rice

Another usage of sa – is a marker to show direction.

sa – means in, to, at, from, for   (but the word from is gikan and for is para. Sometimes they are understood  through context so you can just mark it with sa).

Examples:

1. Mobisita si Peter sa iyang uyab.
Peter will visit to his girlfriend.

2. Mibisita ang among pamilya sa ilang uma.
Our (excl) family visited their farm.

3. Luto ug manok sa kusina.
Cook chicken in the kitchen.

4. Mikuha sila sa ilang bugas sa tindahan.
They got their rice (uncooked) at the store.

5. Motan-aw ta ug sine sa SM.
We (incl) will watch a movie in SM.

You can also combine the locative pronouns and the sa marker to give more emphasis and very common in Visayas and Mindanao

Examples:

1. Mopalit ko ug mga pantalon didto sa Gaisano.
I will buy pants there (far) in Gaisano.

2. Anha diha sa balay ni Pedro.
Go there(near) to Pedro’s house.

3. Motan-aw ug sine ang akong mga anak diri sa NCCC Mall.
My children will watch a movie here in NCCC Mall.

4. Mihulam sila ug mga tsinelas diha sa ilang silingan.
They borrowed the slippers there (near) at their neighbor.

5. Kaon diri sa kusina.
Eat here in the kitchen.

About the Author:  Bebe Metillo is a Davao based Linguistics teacher. Bebe primarily teaches the Bisayan or Cebuano language, although she has taught Tagalog and other Philippine languages in the past as well. Bebe mostly teaches Missionaries who are based here in the Philippines, although she it taking on more non-missionary clients these days.