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Verb

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Base form

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Answer

Tubag

tooh-bahg

Unsay tubag ani?

What’s the answer to this?

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-

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Ka-

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Ka- + -an (n.)

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Ma- + -an

Can put an answer onto something

Matubagan var.: Maanswe-ran

mah-ahn-seeh-rahn

Dili nako maansweran.

I can’t write my answer.

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-in- + -an

Describe someone's manner of answering

Tinubagan (adj.)

teeh-nooh-bah-gahn

Tarunga ang imong tinubagan.

Answer properly/politely.

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Makig-

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Pa- + -an

Let a person answer something

Patubagan

pah-tooh-bah-gahn

Patubagan ning likod sa form.

(I was told) Answer the back of the form.

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Magpa-

Will ask someone to answer something

Magpatu-bag

magh-pah-tooh-bahg

Magpatubag daw si Juan sa iyang gi-email sa imoha. (asking politely)

Juan requested you to reply to the email he sent.

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Future

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Ipa-

To ask someone to respond/answer

Ipatubag

eeh-pah-tooh-bahg

Ipatubag ang mga tawag kang Juan.

Ask Juan to answer the calls.

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Pa- + -a

To let a person answer

Patubaga

pah-tooh-bah-gah

Patubaga sa ko!

Let me answer first!

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Manga-

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Mang-

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Mam-

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Man-

Will answer/respond

Manubag

mah-nooh-bahg

Manubag daw sila ighuman sa ilang meeting.

According to them, they will answer after their meeting.

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Maka-

1. Can answer 2. Will be able to answer

Makatubag

mah-kah-tooh-bahg

Dili ko makatubag nimo sa pagkakaron kay naa pa koy giatiman.

I can't respond to you right now because I’m still doing something.

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Future

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-i

To fill in answers

Tubagi**

tooh-bah-geeh

Tubagi ang tanang mga blanko.

Answer all the blanks.

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Tubagi may be common in other Cebuano speaking areas. Cebuanos in Cebu City rarely use this term when filling up or answering forms, test papers, or surveys. Cebuano usually use “Suwati ang mga blanko sa imong mga tubag.

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Future

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-an

To write an answer on a certain paper e.g. test, survey

Tubagan

tooh-bah-gahn

Tubagan pud ni nako ang luyo?

Do I need to answer the back too?

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Ma-

To answer/respond

Matubag

mah-tooh-bahg

Wala nako matubag ang iyang tawag.

I wasn’t able to answer his/her call.

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Inig-

When a person answer/respond

Inigtubag

eeh-neehg-tooh-bahg

Dapat hilom lang ka ha inigtubag nako sa iyang mga pangutana.

You should just remain quiet when I answer his/her questions.

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Pa- + -on

Required to answer

Patubagon

pah-tooh-bah-goohn

Patubagon daw ka sa iyang tawag.

You’ve been asked to answer his/her call.

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Future

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-on

Will answer/ respond

Tubagon

tooh-bah-goohn

Tubagon teka inig-abot nako sa balay.

I will respond to you once I get home.

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Past

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Gipa-

1. Asked to answer 2. Ask someone to answer on your behalf

Gipatubag

geeh-pah-tooh-bahg

Akoy gipatubag sa mga tawag karong adlawa.

I was asked to answer the calls today.

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Past

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Gi-

Answered

Gitubag

geeh-tooh-bahg

Gitubag nako ang iyang tawag.

I answered his/her call.

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Past

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Na- + an

To put an answer onto something

Natubagan var.: Na-answeran* (common)

nah-an-seeh-rahn

Naansweran na nimo ang survey?

Have you already filled out the survey?

Note:

Naansweran & Maansweran is an example of verbalizing an English noun word. This is pretty common in our daily conversation. See video lesson: https://www.cebuano101.com/verbalizing-english-nouns

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Nakig-

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Na-

Answered

Natubag

nah-tooh-bahg

Natubag na nimo ang iyang tawag?

Did you already answer his/her call?

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Nam-

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Nan-

Answered/Responded

Nanubag

nah-nooh-bahg

Nanubag ba sila sa atong tawag?

Did they answer our call?

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Naka-

Able to answer

Nakatubag

nah-kah-tooh-bahg

Nakatubag ko sa iyang tawag.

I was able to answer his/her call.

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Past/ Present

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Ka- + -on

On the verge of answering

Katubagon

kah-tooh-bah-goohn

Katobagon na kaayo ko niya pero nagpugong lang jud ko.

I was on the verge of answering him/her but I restrained myself.

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Nagpa-

Asking someone to answer something

Nagpatubag

nagh-pah-tooh-bahg

Nagpatubag ko aning mga survey papers sa mga estudyante.

I asked the students to answer these survey papers.

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Nanga-

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Nang-

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Nag- + -in- + -ay

Active exchange

Nagtinuba-gay

nagh-teeh-nooh-bah-gahy

Nagtinubay ang duha ka artista sa ilang mga linya.

The two actors exchanged lines in their dialogue.

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Present

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I-

Asking someone to answer on your behalf

Itubag

eeh-tooh-bahg

Itubag ko sa mga tawag kay naa koy meeting.

Answer the calls on my behalf because I have a meeting.

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Present

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Pag-

Manner of answering

Pagtubag

pahg-tooh-bahg

Ingon ania pagtubag.

This is how you should answer.

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Present

Tense:

-a

Answer

Tubaga

tooh-bah-gah

Tubaga ang akong tawag.

Answer my call.

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Future (simple)

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Mag-

Will be answering

Magtubag

mahg-tooh-bahg

Magtubag ko og mga tawag.

I will be answering calls.

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Future (simple)

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Mo-

Will answer

Motubag

mooh-tooh-bahg

Motubag ko sa iyang tawag.

I will answer his/her call.

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Past/ Present (simple)

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Nag-

Answered/ Answering

Nagtubag

nahg-tooh-bahg

Nagtubag ko sa iyang tawag.

I'm answering his/her call.

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Past (simple)

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Ni-

Answered

Nitubag

neeh-tooh-bahg

Nitubag ko sa iyang tawag.

I answered his/her call.

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