ania

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See also: Ania and -ania

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the same root as kini, kani (“this”). Compare similar formations in adia, anaa, atua, and aduna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈniʔa/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧a

Verb

ania (Badlit spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜀ)

  1. there exists (near both the speaker and listener)
    Coordinate terms: adia, anaa, atua
    ania si Pedro sa Sugbo ― Pedro is here in Cebu

Usage notes

  • In colloquial language, anaa (naa) has met more frequent usage than all the other existential verbs: aduna, adia, ania, and atua, to mean "there is; to be in; to have."

Derived terms

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns
Direct* Indirect* Oblique Locative Allative Existential** Interjection** Manner**
Full Short Full Short Full Short Full Short Full Short
Near speaker*** karí
kirí 		ri niari
niiri 		ari
iri 		kan-ari†
kan-iri† 		dirí ngarí adia dia diará dará ingon ari Ø
Near speaker and listener*** kaní
kiní 		ni niani
niini 		ani
ini 		kan-ani†
kan-ini† 		dinhi nganhi ania nia niará Ø ingon ani ing-ani
in-ani
Near listener kanâ nà nianà anà kan-anà† dinhà
dirâ 		nganhà
ngarâ 		anaa naa naará nará ingon anà ing-anà
in-anà
Remote kadto
kató 		to niadto
niato 		adto
ato 		kan-adto† didto ngadto atua tua tuará turá ingon adto
ingon ato 		ing-ato
in-ato
†Archaic
*When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
**Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
***These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Ilocano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanja/
  • Hyphenation: a‧nia

Pronoun

ania (Kur-itan spelling ᜀᜈᜒᜀ)

  1. (interrogative) what

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare -nia.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-ania (infinitive kuania)

  1. to intend, plan

Conjugation

Conjugation of -ania
Positive present -naania
Subjunctive -anie
Negative -anii
Imperative singular ania
Infinitives
Positive kuania
Negative kutoania
Imperatives
Singular ania
Plural anieni
Tensed forms
Habitual huania
Positive past positive subject concord + -liania
Negative past negative subject concord + -kuania
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naania)
Singular Plural
1st person ninaania/naania tunaania
2nd person unaania mnaania
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaania wanaania
other classes positive subject concord + -naania
Negative present (negative subject concord + -anii)
Singular Plural
1st person sianii hatuanii
2nd person huanii hamwanii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haanii hawaanii
other classes negative subject concord + -anii
Positive future positive subject concord + -taania
Negative future negative subject concord + -taania
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -anie)
Singular Plural
1st person nianie tuanie
2nd person uanie mwanie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aanie waanie
other classes positive subject concord + -anie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sianie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeania
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeania
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliania
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliania
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aania)
Singular Plural
1st person naania twaania
2nd person waania mwaania
3rd person m-wa(I/II) aania waania
m-mi(III/IV) waania yaania
ji-ma(V/VI) laania yaania
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaania vyaania
n(IX/X) yaania zaania
u(XI) waania see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwaania
pa(XVI) paania
mu(XVIII) mwaania
Perfect positive subject concord + -meania
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshaania
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaania
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kiania
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipoania
Consecutive kaania / positive subject concord + -kaania
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaanie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -niania -tuania
2nd person -kuania -waania/-kuanieni/-waanieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwania -waania
m-mi(III/IV) -uania -iania
ji-ma(V/VI) -liania -yaania
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiania -viania
n(IX/X) -iania -ziania
u(XI) -uania see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kuania
pa(XVI) -paania
mu(XVIII) -muania
Reflexive -jiania
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -ania- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -aniaye -aniao
m-mi(III/IV) -aniao -aniayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -anialo -aniayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -aniacho -aniavyo
n(IX/X) -aniayo -aniazo
u(XI) -aniao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -aniako
pa(XVI) -aniapo
mu(XVIII) -aniamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -ania)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yeania -oania
m-mi(III/IV) -oania -yoania
ji-ma(V/VI) -loania -yoania
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choania -vyoania
n(IX/X) -yoania -zoania
u(XI) -oania see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -koania
pa(XVI) -poania
mu(XVIII) -moania
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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