[96] It also conveys the idea of “Saying”, as in the example: nasiring an catsila, ngalaong: “págame”, abi tapa: “bayari acó”. [↑]

[97] There is another, viz: susmaryosep or susmarosèp the corrupted Spanish “Jesús, María y José”. [↑]

SYNTAX

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SUBJECTIVE RELATION

The subject of a verb may be either a noun or its equivalent, namely a pronoun, a verb in the infinitive mood, or an entire phrase. As

An Dyos macagagáhum (God is omnipotent)
Acó nagsusurát (I write)
An paguaon maopay (The meal is good; literally: the eating is good)
An guinquiquinauanglan ta ámo an pag-orosa (what we need is union).

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PREDICATIVE RELATION

The verb agree with its subject in person and number. As