Question: When is saán used, when násaán? As both interrogati

« Back

by:
Aug 26 2021, 6:07am CST ~ 2 years, 8 mos ago.

Question: When is saán used, when násaán? As both interrogatives can be answered by a demonstrative pronoun (example ditó) or the preposition sa

Aug 26 2021, 9:06am CST ~ 2 years, 8 mos ago.

Saan is more directional, while Nasaan more locative

Aug 26 2021, 10:32am CST ~ 2 years, 8 mos ago.

Saan is used for things not right now. Saan ka (where are you going)? Saan galing (where [are you] coming from)? Nasaan ka (where are you right now). Since Philippine languages don't have a copula "to be", many of their words where can take multiple aspects. Standard Cebuano marks where for all 3 "tenses". Diin, Hain, Asa. Standard Tagalog only marks for "present" and "non present".

Aug 27 2021, 2:07am CST ~ 2 years, 8 mos ago.

Maraming salamat po Sir. Now, it's clear to me. The remark about Cebuano is also nice to know and much appreciated extra information

Post a Reply»

« Back to Main Page

Become a patron
We love our supporters! :)

© copyright 2024. Do not copy or reproduce content or audio without prior written authorization. Scraping and republishing our data is a copyright violation. We put a lot of hard work and TLC into this website -- please don't copy or publish our content without permission. Terms & Community Agreement