kadto

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Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: kad‧to
• IPA^(key): /kadˈto/ [kad̪ˈto]

Adverb

ka'dtó

1. Alternative form of kaidto (“that, those”)

Pronoun

ka'dtó

1. Alternative form of kaidto (“before”)

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• kato
• to — short form, only used mid-sentence

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *-Cu, apparently prefixed with ka- as seen also in kani (“this”) and kana (“that”). Related to didto (“here”), kaniadto (“long time ago”), ngadto (“thither”), and adto (“to go”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Tagalog ito (“this”), Malay itu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkadto/ [ˈkad̪.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: kad‧to

Pronoun

kadto

1. that (far from both speaker and listener)
2. (colloquial) he, she (one that was mentioned)

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	Direct*		Indirect*		Oblique	Locative	Allative	Existential**		Interjection**		Manner**
	Full	Short	Full	Short				Full	Short	Full	Short	Full	Short
Near speaker***	karí kirí	ri	niari niiri	ari iri	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	diará	dará	ingon ari	Ø
Near speaker and listener***	kaní kiní	ni	niani niini	ani ini	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	niará	Ø	ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
Near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
Remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato
†Archaic *When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences. **Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial. ***These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Anagrams

• takdo, takod