kanato

Cebuano

Alternative forms

nato — short form

Etymology

Can be analyzed as kang + atò, see kanako. Compare Ilocano kaniatayo, Kapampangan kekatamu.

Pronunciation

(Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /kaˈnatoʔ/ [kɐˈn̪a.t̪oʔ]
Hyphenation: ka‧na‧to

Pronoun

kanatò (Badlit spelling ᜃᜈᜆᜓ)

to/for/with/at us (oblique first person inclusive plural)
Synonyms: (colloquial) sa ato, sa atoa

Usage notes

Oblique forms are almost always substituted with their short form (in this case, nato) anywhere in a sentence. The full form may be used to give a sense of formality.

Cebuano personal pronouns
			direct		indirect (postposed)		indirect (preposed)		oblique
	Length:		full	short¹	full	short²	base	suffixed -a	full	short
singular	first person		akó	ko	nakò³	ko³	akò	akoa	kanakò	nakò
	second person		ikáw	ka	nimo	mo	imo	imoha	kanimo	nimo
	third person		siyá		niya		iya	iyaha	kaniya	niya
plural	first person	inclusive	kitá	ta	natò	ta	atò	atoa	kanatò	natò
	first person	exclusive	kamí	mi	namò		amò	amoa	kanamò	namò
	second person		kamó	mo	ninyo		inyo	inyoha	kaninyo	ninyo
	third person		silá		nila		ila	ilaha	kanila	nila

¹ Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
² Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
³ Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.

Spanish

Noun

kanato m (plural kanatos)

khanate