Lesson 4: Prefixes Na and Ka

Na—a verb prefix denoting past tense.

Prefix…….Root Word

Na………..Pusa……..Napusa……Broke

Na………..Pirde……..Napirde…..Lost

Na………..Lipong…...Nalipong…Lost Consciousness

Na………..Saka……..Nasaka…….Climbed up

Na………..Sueat……..Nasueat……Written

Napusa ko ro baso.

I broke the glass.

Napirde ako sa lotto.

I lost in lotto.

Nalipong si Maria.

Maria lost her consciousness.

Nasueat eon ro binaeaybay.

The poem had been written.

Nasueod sa bote ro sueat.

The letter was put inside a bottle.

Make sentences using the following verbs:

Nasaka……..Climbed

Nasueat…….Written

Napanaw……Walked

Nabasa………Read

Nakaon………Eaten

Nahambae……Talked

Naduea……….Lost

Ka-- very productive noun prefix

Prefix……..Root……English

Ka…………Anyag….Beauty

Ka…………Dueom….Darkness

Ka…………Itum…….Black

Ro kaanyag ni Ana hay bantog. The beauty of Ana is well known.

Ro kahipuson it eawod ro nagapalinong kang painoino. The calmness of the sea keeps my mind at peace.

Ro kaitum king buhok rang nailaan. I like the blackness of your hair.

Ro katam-is it atis rang gusto. I like the sweetness of atis.

Rang kasakay hay gwapa. My co-passenger is beautiful.

Ro katapusan it nobena hay sa Lunes. The last prayer will be held on Monday.

Look for five Aklanon adjectives, then add the prefix ka. From these conjugated words, write simple sentences.

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Write an Aklanon haiku using na and ka.