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aduna

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See also: ad'una and Aduna

Cebuano

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Dialectal ad-on points to an original *adaʔún, wherein the middle vowel was elided regularly before a stressed syllable; the first element could be compared with Ilocano adda (to have), Malay ada (to be, have) and their cognate Cebuano word wala (there is not); suffixed with -on. The final "-a" is a common feature among the existential verbs adia, ania, anaa, atua.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈduna/ [ʔɐˈd̪u.n̪ɐ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧na

Verb

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aduna (Badlit spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜈ)

  1. existential verb: there be; there is
    Synonyms: anaa, may, adia, ania, atua
    Antonym: wala
    adunay bulawan sa ungib
    there is gold in the cave
    aduna ang dagkong mga pating sa dagat
    the big sharks are in the sea
  2. indicates possession: to have
    adunay sakyanan si Maria
    Maria has a personal vehicle

Usage notes

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  • If the subject is indefinite, the indefinite marker -y is suffixed; otherwise, the bare form is used.
    adunay lalakia man is present (indefinite subject)
    aduna ang lalakithe man is present (definite subject)
  • In colloquial language, anaa (naa) has met more frequent usage than aduna to mean "there is; to have"

Derived terms

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈdu.na/
  • Rhymes: -una
  • Hyphenation: a‧dù‧na

Verb

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aduna

  1. inflection of adunare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

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Verb

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adūnā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of adūnō

Portuguese

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Verb

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aduna

  1. inflection of adunar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin adunāre, present active infinitive of adunō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.duˈna/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧du‧na
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Verb

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a aduna (third-person singular present adună, past participle adunat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to gather, to collect
  2. (reflexive) bring together, to assemble

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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Spanish

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Verb

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aduna

  1. inflection of adunar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative