TO HAVE—(In Partitive Sense.)
l.a The verb TO HAVE in partitive sense, is translated into Bisaya by May, Duna or Aduna, with the person in nominative or genitive case.
INDICATIVE MOOD—PRESENT TENSE.
| Have you money? | ¿May salapi ca ba? |
| I have some money. | Dunay acong salapi |
PAST TENSE.
| I had money yesterday, and you had not. | Cahapon duna ma acong salapi, ug icao ualá. |
ABSOLUTE FUTURE.
| I shall have money tomorrow. | Ugma duna may acong salapi. |
CONDITIONAL FUTURE.
| You might have money, if you worked. | Icao duna unta ug salapi, cun magtrabajo ca unta. |
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
| I if had money, I would give it to you. | Cun dunay unta acó ug salapi, ihatag co unta canimo. |
GERUND.
| Having money, all is easy. | Sa pagca dunay salapi, ang ngatanan mahimo. |
2.a When speaking of immaterials things, the root becomes verb with the particle Na of neuter verbs; thus.
| I am cold. | Natugnao man acó. |
| I was cold yesterday, and you warm. | Cahapon guitugnao acó ug icao gui-initan. |
3.a The root Tugnao admits gui instead of Ma and the root Init admits also gui with the passive of an.
| I was warm yesterday. | Cahapon nainitan acó. |
| You will or shall be warm. | Mainitan ca. |
The impersonal expression—There—To be.