| Says St. Austin. | Matod or polong
ni San Agustin. |
| According to what I say or said. | Matod co, polong
co. |
| According to what the holy Bible
says. | Matod sa santos nga
Sulát. |
4.o Abi. This verb is employed in the coexistent past, placing the personal pronoun in genitive case, as:
| Did you think I was not here? | ¿Abi mo ba nga
ualá acó dinhi? |
| He thought I had told it. | Abi nia acoy
nagaingon. |
5.o Bacut co, Baut co. It is employed with the first person of the absolute preterit of indicative mood, thus:
| I thought he would come
home. | Baut co nga
muanhi sia sa balay. |
6.o Ambut.
| I do not know where is the
Father. | Ambut hain
ba ang Pare. |
7.o Conó. This verb must be always placed at the end of the sentence, and answers to the English dictions “It is said” “They or people say”.
| People say Mr. John has died. | Namatay
conó si señor Juan. |
| It is said that she is very
handsome. | Ma-anindut
conó sia. |