niadto

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• niato
• adto, ato — short form

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *ni + *-Cu. See also didto (“there”) and adto (“to go”). Compare Tagalog nito (“of this”) and noon, of which the former is a false friend.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈʔadto/ [n̪iˈʔad̪.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: ni‧ad‧to

Pronoun

niadto (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜀᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. indirect case of kadto (“that”)
   1. (possessive) of that

      niadtong adlaw ― back then (literally, “of that day”)

   2. (object of a verb) by that

      Gipalit niadtong lalaki.

      Bought by that man.

Adverb

niadto (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜀᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. indicates past time
   1. then (usually of an unspecified time in the past)

      Coordinate term: niana

      Nangaon mi ato.

      We were eating back then.

      mga tawo niatong panahona

      the people (who lived) then

   2. last / back in (time)

      niadtong Lunes ― last Monday

      adtong 1986 ― back in 1986

   3. when

      niadtong magtuon na sila

      when they were about to study

Derived terms

• kaniadto
• niadtong adlaw

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	direct*		indirect*		oblique	locative	allative	existential**		destination	interjection**		manner**
	full	short	full	short				full	short		full	short	full	short
near speaker***	kirí karí	ri	niiri niari	iri ari	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	arí	diará	dará	ingon iri ingon ari	ing-ari in-ari
near speaker and listener***	kiní kaní	ni	niini niani	ini ani	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	anhi	niará	nará	ingon ini ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	anhà	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	adto	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.

Etymology 2

From ni- + adto.

Verb

niadto (Badlit spelling ᜈᜒᜀᜇ᜔ᜆᜓ)

1. inchoative aspect of moadto

   Niadto na sila.

   They have went.

Anagrams

• dinato, nidaot, nitaod