esa Sense adj English One. Grammar When a single, specified item is being referred to, esa is abreviated to sa and is compounded with the ligature -ng. Example sentence Tagbanwa Sang pulu'. English Ten (lit. a single unit of ten). Example sentence Tagbanwa Sang pulu' may esa. English Eleven (lit. ten with one). Example sentence Tagbanwa Sang kataawan. English One person. Example sentence Tagbanwa Misi' kat sangbat. English Take one (of them). Grammar When the word batu substitutes for the item, the words sang batu are usually abreviated to the single form sangbat. v ésa-ésa Affixes fixed form English To be alone. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ésa-ésa ya lamáng. English Heś all by himself. v esa-esa Affixes -en English To do one thing only. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ega pag'ésa-esáen ming buwál! English If it isn't one bad thing, itś another! (lit. Youŕe not just doing one bad thing!) adv ka'sa English Once, one time. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ka'sa i telen. English A single dose. v managasang English To have one each. Example sentence Tagbanwa Managasang pe'tek na bayán isa'un magteptep. English Have one piece each so that it will go around everyone. Sense adj Affixes lig. English Next (of time). Example sentence Tagbanwa Esang ta'ún. English Next year. Example sentence Tagbanwa Esang aldaw. English Next day. Example sentence Tagbanwa Dedelém nga esa. English The day after tomorrow (lit. the next tomorrow). Sense ésa-ésa ga English Please, if you wouldn't mind. Example sentence Tagbanwa Ésa-ésa ga, pa'utangen mu akú ka pag'igpiten akú nat kina'utangan ku. English Please lend me some money because I'm being given a hard time by my creditor. Derivative kat'esa adv Note Once, then, some time ago (recent or distant). Idiom kat'esang aldaw Note The day before yesterday; the other day.