ikaw
See also: ikaw.
Cebuano
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: i‧kaw
- IPA(key): /ʔiˈkaw/, [ʔɪˈkaʊ̯]
See also
Cebuano personal pronouns
| Person | Number | Absolute (ang/si) | Ergative (sa/ni) | Ergative (preposed) | Oblique (sa/og) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||||
Hiligaynon
Pangasinan
Alternative forms
- icao (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈikaw/, [ˈɪ.kaʊ̯]
- Hyphenation: i‧kaw
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- icao, ycao — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
Etymology
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
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈkaw/ [ʔɪˈxaʊ̯]
- Rhymes: -aw
- Syllabification: i‧kaw
Usage notes
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
- ika'y
- kaikawan
See also
Tagalog personal pronouns
| 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". | ||||
Further reading
- “ikaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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