Showing beneficiary of the action

    

July 28, 2009 by Bebe  
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Lesson 13

Showing Beneficiary of the Action or The Reciever of the Action or the location.

In showing the direction or the beneficiary of the action we need to have a marker.

Markers for the reciever or the direction of the action

Singular    Plural
Proper Noun    Kang        kang ________ ug kang ________
Common Noun    Sa         sa mga

*The plural markers for the proper noun kang ______ug kang _________, the second kang is optional. You can say kang _____ug _______.

Para – it means for (para usually uses the marker kang when it’s proper noun and sa when it is a common noun)

Examples of  para kang or kang:

1. Moluto ang among katabang ug bulad para kang Simon.
   Our helper will cook dried fish for Simon.
2. Palihog hulam ug kwarta para kang Toto ug Tata.
   Please borrow money for Toto and Tata.
3. Mibasa ang akong lola ug libro para kang Alan
   My grandmother is reading the book for Alan.
4. Moadto kita kang Jessica.
   We (excl) will go to Jessica.
5. Palihog bisita kang Inday.
   Please visit Inday.

Examples with para sa

1. Moluto siya ug isda para sa mga bisita.
   She will cook fish for the visitors.
2. Mibasa sila sa Biblia para sa mga estudyante.
   They are reading the Bible for the students.
3. Palihog kanta para sa mga inahan.
   Please sing for the mothers.
4. Mitrabaho ang amahan para sa iyang pamilya.
   The father is working for his family.
5. Palihog palit ug bugas para sa imong silingan.
   Please buy rice for your neighbor.

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.