ka1
pron
English You (2nd pers. sing. focused actor, direct object or indirect object pronoun).
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Muli' ka na!
English Go home!
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Unu, maya' ka?
English Are you going, too?
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Begayan ka it pirak.
English
You will be given money.
Grammar
Ka is used where the focused actor pronoun is in the regular post-predicate position. If the pronoun is in the emphatic pre-predicate
position, ikaw is used.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Pa'adu'ún ka.
English
You go there.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Ikáw i pa'adu'ún.
English
You
are
the
one who will go there.
Grammar
Ka is used where the focused direct or indirect object pronoun is followed by a noun phrase actor. Ikaw is used where it is preceded by a pronoun actor.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Tabangen ka it iting taw.
English That person will help you.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa Tabangen ya ikáw.
English He will help you.
Grammar
Ka
neg. is often abreviated to da'ka.
Example sentence
Tagbanwa
Da'ka kabaya' it kanirá.
English
You
won't be able to go with them.
See alsoikaw