Of the substantive verb TO BE--MAO, MAN.

The verb TO BE and its like TO HAVE, are irregulars in their conjugation, and to form their sentences, it is necessary to use a very new form. They are expressed by means of particles, adverbs, conjunctions, and sometimes by means of the employment of both nominative and genitive cases.

Conjugation of the verb TO BE--Mao, Man.

Indicative mood--Present Tense.

SINGULAR. PLURAL.

I am. Aco mao, man. We are. Came, quita mao, man.

Thou art. Icao mao, man. You are. Camo mao, man.

He is. Sia mao, man. They are. Sila mao, man.

Rem. The particle man, is euphonic, when the sentences are not of the verb TO BE, ex;

Did you go to Spain? Nacaadto ca ba sa Espana?

I did not. Uala man aco umadto.

PAST TENSE.

I was good when I was younger. Maayo man aco sa bata pa aco.

I was rich the last year. Salapian man aco sa tuig nga miagui.

FUTURE

I shall or will be serious. Buutan man aco.

IMPERATIVE.

Be serious. Magbuutan ca.

SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.

It is necessary you be saint. Quinahanglan nga masantos ca.

CONDITIONAL FUTURE.

If I were humble, I should be Cun mapaubsanon aco unta, masantos saint. unta.

INDEFINITE FUTURE.

I would be saint, if I Santos man aco unta cun macatuman fulfilled God's law. unta aco sa mga sugo sa Dios.

Rem. l.a It will be observed by the preceding conjugation, that the particle Mao--To be, is used but in the present tense of indicative mood.

2.a The particle Man--To be, does not point out by itself the tense, but it does the determining, may it be a noun or a whole sentence.

3.a To point out the subjunctive mood is used unta, when the sentences are obtative, in another cases are employed cun, ug, or pa.

4.a As auxiliaries of the verb Man, are employed the article ang before or after the noun, or the particle Y after the subjective case.

5.a The same must be said of the particle Nay. Are formed also sentences of the verb Man, by placing the attribute, before the subject it refers to.

6.a With pagca or mag, before the adjective are formed also these kind of sentences.

A few examples may elucidate these remarks:

The priest is God's succeeder, Ang Pare mao ang ilis sa Dios, ug and also the Father of the souls. mao man usab, ang amahan sa mga calag.

The flowers are pretty. Manindut man ang mga bulac.

I will make it. Acoy magabuhat.

Who will be my comforter? Quinsa nay macalipay canaco?

What a beautiful effigy! Pagca maanindut nga laraoan!

What does concern you, about my Onsay labut mo, cun maayo ba aco, good or bad behaviour? cun dili ba?

Behave well at teacher's house. Magbuutan ca baya sa balay sa magtoto-on.

How? is ill my behave? Diay? dautan ba aco?

God is the Almighty. Ang Dios maoy macagagahum sa ngatanan.

I am who shall go. Acoy moadto didto.

Good should be. Maayo unta.

A moment. Cariot da.

Are you a chattering fellow? Hinultihon ca ba?

What countryman is he? Tagadi-in ba sia?

God is every where. Ang Dios ana-a sa bisan di-in.