na-

Etymology
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Prefix

 * 1) un-, non-, in-
 * 2) -less
 * 1) -less
 * 1) -less

Etymology
From

Article

 * 1) The noun article. Added to nouns and verb stems to affirm nominal use. Has an element of definiteness. Also used in derivation.

Etymology
From.

Prefix

 * 1) (as an imperfective verb) (often used with ) intensification: added to mean a lot
 * 1) (as an imperfective verb) (often used with ) intensification: added to mean a lot

Etymology
Derived from the preposition

Prefix

 * 1) male prefix added onto human words.

Pronoun

 * 1) he, she, it, they

Etymology
From Proto-Torres-Banks *na, from

Article

 * 1) a, the

Morphophonology

 * When followed by a noun starting with a, the vowel of na- is elided:


 * When followed by a noun starting with a single, na- normally changes its vowel to a clone of the vowel in the next syllable:


 * When followed by a noun starting with two consonants, na- normally remains unchanged:

Semantics

 * General ; does not encode.
 * Forms the determinate form of most nouns.
 * For [+human] referents, the value is, contrasting with  ,  ,.
 * — opp., ,.
 * — opp., ,.


 * For [-human] referents, the number value of the article is unspecified.

Etymology
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Etymology
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Etymology
From. Prefixed form of the preposition.

Prefix

 * 1) onto, into
 * 2) a little, to begin to
 * 3) enough of, a sufficient amount of
 * 4)  excessively, thoroughly
 * 1) a little, to begin to
 * 2) enough of, a sufficient amount of
 * 3)  excessively, thoroughly
 * 1) enough of, a sufficient amount of
 * 2)  excessively, thoroughly
 * 1)  excessively, thoroughly
 * 1)  excessively, thoroughly

Usage notes

 * The dialectal prefix, when written, is generally a source of confusion and mockery for the majority of Tagalog speakers, but the two actually differ by pronunciation. The na-, where it indicates a perfective aspect, is pronounced without stress, while the na- prefix, where it indicates a progressive aspect in some dialects, is pronounced with stress.

Pronoun

 * , our
 * , your
 * , their
 * , their
 * , their

Etymology
, from.

Prefix

 * 1) un-, non-, in-
 * 2) -less
 * 1) -less
 * 1) -less

Etymology 1
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Pronoun

 * , our

Usage notes
The possessive prefix na- is subject to West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as ne-, ni-, or no-.

Pronoun

 * , you

Usage notes
The prefix na- follows West Makian vowel harmony, and as such may surface as ne-, ni-, no-, or nu-.

Preposition

 * 1) with, in company of
 * 2)  to have

Conjunction

 * 1) and joining individual words

Preposition

 * 1) with, in company of
 * 2)  to have

Usage notes
The meaning "have" can be analysed more literally as "to be with". In the negative, is prefixed to the subject concord, and the initial vowel of the noun prefix is dropped:

Conjunction

 * 1) and joining individual words
 * 2) also, too
 * 3) even implying an extreme example
 * 1) even implying an extreme example
 * 1) even implying an extreme example