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) |