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SUPPLETORY VERBS
Irregular conjugation
The suppletory verbs in Bisayan are those formed by the pronouns “iní”, “adí”, “itó”, “itón”, “adtó”, “adtón”; to supply the English “to be”, and those formed by the adverbs “dinhi”, “didi”, “dida”, “dídton”, “díthon”, “dídto”, to supply the same verb “to be” and also the verbs “to come”, and “to go.” Of these verbs we call pronominal those derived from pronouns, and adverbial those derived form adverbs.
PRONOMINAL FORM.
This is a defective form, as it has only one inflection which consists in doubling the first vowel it being for the present tense, indicative mood. Ex.:
| iini acó | (I am here) |
| aadí camí | (we are here) |
| iito hiya | (he or she is there) |
| iiton hira | (they are there) |
| aadto ca | (you are there) |
| aadton camo | (you are there) |
NOTE. In same places of Leyte, as Dulag, these forms are not used but instead of them, the pronouns are doubled as: iniini, adiadi, itoito, etc.
In using these forms it is preferable to have the pronouns follow them.