ikaw

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Aklanon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔiˈkaw/
  • Hyphenation: i‧kaw

Pronoun

ikáw (Badlit spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. 2nd person singular direct-marked pronoun: you
Usage notes
  • Direct-marked (focused) pronouns are commonly placed after the verb, or the first noun of the nominal predicate that they modify. Pronouns in this position are replaced by their short form in casual speech (in this case, ka); the full form (ikaw) may be used to make the sentence sound more formal.
    nikaon ka og mansanas ― you ate an apple (casual)
    nikaon ikaw og mansanas ― you ate an apple (formal)
    ikaw nikaon og mansanas ― you ate an apple (formal)

See also

Cebuano personal pronouns
direct indirect (postposed) indirect (preposed) oblique
Length: full short1 full short2 base suffixed -a full short
singular first person akó ko nakò3 ko3 akò akoa kanakò nakò
second person ikáw ka nimo mo imo imoha kanimo nimo
third person siyá niya iya iyaha kaniya niya
plural first
person 		inclusive kitá ta natò ta atò atoa kanatò natò
exclusive kamí mi namò amò amoa kanamò namò
second person kamó mo ninyo inyo inyoha kaninyo ninyo
third person silá nila ila ilaha kanila nila

1 Forms in this column are placed after the verb or predicate they modify, and never used at the start of sentences.
2 Forms in this column are literary and rarely used colloquially.
3 Ta is used over nako or ko where the focus is a second-person singular pronoun.


Cuyunon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Noun

ikaw

  1. you

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

See also

Hiligaynon personal pronouns
absolute (ang/si) ergative (sa/ni) ergative (preposed) oblique (sa)
full short full short full
first singular ako ko* nakon ko akon sa akon
plural inclusive kita naton ta aton sa aton
plural exclusive kami namon amon sa amon
second singular ikaw ka nimo mo imo sa imo
plural kamo ninyo inyo sa inyo
third singular siya niya iya sa iya
plural sila nila ila sa ila

Inonhan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikaw

  1. you

Pangasinan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 耳鉤 / 耳钩 (hǐ-kau, “earring”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈikaw/,
  • Hyphenation: i‧kaw

Noun

ikaw

  1. earring

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

  1. you (singular)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu (compare Bikol Central ika, Cebuano ikaw, Chamorro hao, Hawaiian ʻoe, Hiligaynon ikaw, Malay engkau, Maori koe, Rapa Nui koe, and Waray-Waray ikaw), from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)kaSu (compare Atayal isu', Amis kiso, Bunun kasu, and Rukai kusu).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. you (singular)
    Synonym: (postpositive form) ka

Usage notes

The word ikaw is replaced by ka in the inverted sentence position when it is the topic of the sentence and immediately followed by a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb in a phrase.

Derived terms

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns
Person Number Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa)
First singular ako ko akin
dual1 kita, kata nita, nata, ta kanita, kanata, ata
plural inclusive tayo natin atin
plural exclusive kami namin amin
First & Second singular kita2
Second singular ikaw, ka mo iyo
plural kayo, kamo ninyo, niyo inyo
Third singular siya niya kaniya
plural sila nila kanila
1 First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
2 Replaces ko ikaw.

Interjection

ikáw (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜏ᜔)

  1. up to you
    Synonym: bahala ka
    Ikaw, kung gusto mo.
    Up to you, if you want.

Further reading

  • “ikaw”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *i-kahu.

Pronoun

ikáw

  1. you
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