SYNTAX OF VERBS
THE INFINITIVE. The present has the construction of the noun, as
| an pag-arám hin maopay ámo an catungdánan han batà | (to learn well is the duty of a boy). |
The gerund expresses the idea of past when preceded by the particle han, contraction of the preposition ha and the article an, as [[104]]
| han pagsírang han adlao, nagmamatá na acó | (when the sun raised, I was already awake). |
The past participle has the construction of an adjective, as
| binilangò ng̃a táuo | (prisoner; literally: an imprisoned man) |
INDICATIVE. Besides its ordinary use, its present is frequently employed with the particle cuntà, to express the idea of an interrupted or intended action. As
| cun uaráy ca cánhi, nalacát cunta acó | (If you had not come, I would have gone) |
SUBJUNCTIVE. It being used in a subordinate propositions, it is always constructed with the conjunctions ng̃a (thato), cun, ng̃anì (if), cuntà (if possible).
Ng̃a and cun always precede the verb; ng̃anì and cunta when used for the subjunctive, is always placed after the verb. As
| caruyag co ng̃a cumanhi ca buas | (I wish you to come to-morrow; literally: I wish that you may come to-morrow).[1] |
| cun lumabay hi Juan, tanága. | (If John passes by, call him) |
| lumabáy ng̃anì hi Juan taúaga. | |
| lumabáy cuntà hi Juan | (God grant that John passes). |
NOTE.—The subjunctive form is frequently constructed with the modal adverbs and adjectives and then such combinations have the construction of an adjective. As
| táuo ng̃a maopay sumurat | (a good writer: literally; a man who writes well) |
| macosóg sumáog ng̃a carabao | (a strong dragger carabao) |
| etc. | |
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