SYNTAX OF VERBS
Reading edition
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
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)
SUBJUNCTIVE. It being used in a subordinate propositions, it is always constructed with the conjunctions ng̃a (thato), cun, ng̃anì (if), cuntà (if possible).
Ng̃a and cun always precede the verb; ng̃anì and cunta when used for the subjunctive, is always placed after the verb. As
NOTE.—The subjunctive form is frequently constructed with the modal adverbs and adjectives and then such combinations have the construction of an adjective. As
táuo ng̃a maopay sumurat (a good writer: literally; a man who writes well)
macosóg sumáog ng̃a carabao (a strong dragger carabao)
etc.
ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS
The adjectives and verbs are always preferably employed, whenever possible, at the beginning of a phrase, clause, or sentence.
Examples:
maópay ng̃a táuo (good man)
nagsusurát acó (I write)
etc.