ikaw
Aklanon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.
Pronoun edit
ikaw
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
ikaw
See also edit
Person | Number | Absolute (ang/si) | Ergative (sa/ni) | Ergative (preposed) | Oblique (sa/og) | |||
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Length | Full | Short | Full | Short | Full | Full | Short | |
First | singular | ako | ko* | nako | ko | ako/akoa | kanako | nako |
plural inclusive | kita | ta | nato | ta | ato/atoa | kanato | nato | |
plural exclusive | kami | mi | namo | mo | amo/amoa | kanamo | namo | |
Second | singular | ikaw | ka | nimo | mo | imo/imoha | kanimo | nimo |
plural | kamo | ka | ninyo | inyo/inyoha | kaninyo | ninyo | ||
Third | singular | siya | niya | iya/iyaha | kaniya | niya | ||
plural | sila | nila | ila/ilaha | kanila | nila | |||
*Ta is used over ko where the object is a second-person singular pronoun. |
Cuyunon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.
Noun edit
ikaw
Hiligaynon edit
Pronoun edit
ikaw
Inonhan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.
Pronoun edit
ikaw
Pangasinan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤/耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ikaw
Ratagnon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.
Pronoun edit
ikáw
- you (singular)
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈkaw/, [ʔɪˈxaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: i‧kaw
Pronoun edit
ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)
Usage notes edit
The word ikaw is replaced by ka in the inverted sentence position when it is the topic of the sentence and immediately followed by a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb in a phrase.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Person | Number | Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | singular | ako | ko | akin |
dual* | kita, kata | nita, nata, ta | kanita, kanata, ata | |
plural inclusive | tayo | natin | atin | |
plural exclusive | kami | namin | amin | |
First & Second | singular | kita** | ||
Second | singular | ikaw, ka | mo | iyo |
plural | kayo, kamo | ninyo, niyo | inyo | |
Third | singular | siya | niya | kaniya |
plural | sila | nila | kanila | |
* First person dual pronouns are not commonly used. ** Replaces "ko ikaw". |
Interjection edit
ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)
Further reading edit
- “ikaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Waray-Waray edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.
Pronoun edit
ikáw