KADTU

KADTU is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...

kadtu short form: tu.
{1} that (far from speaker and hearer).
Kadtung balay sa unáhan kang Husi, That house up ahead is Joes.
{1a} he, she (far away).
Wà man gud tu makasabut sa ákung sulti, He did not get what I said.
{2} that one that was past in time.
Ngánu man kadtu?
Why did that happen?
Kadtung ákung giingun, What I said.
{2a} that was the case.
Dihà kadtuy higayun nga .
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, It happened one time that .
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{2b} he, she (referring to a person remote in time).
Nagtúu ang mga tulisan nga kadtu patay na, The bandits believed that he was already dead.
{3} followed by a verb: that time when.
Kadtung musumbag na siya, mulikay pud ku, When he would strike me, I would also dodge.
{4} the ones, those that are.
Kadtung nakaapil na walay lábut áning duláa, Those who have already tried it once are not to take part this time.
niadtu {1} gen.
: of that.
Ang tag-íya niadtung sakayána, The owner of that boat.
{2} dat.
: to, on that.
Ihátag niadtung tawhána, Give it to that man.
Niadtung adláwa migíkan siya pára sa Manílà, On that day he left for Manila.
{3} formerly short for kaniadtu.
adtu = niadtu.
naadtu = niadtu.

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