adto

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• ad2 (text messaging, Internet slang)

Etymology

From the same root as didto (“there”) and kadto (“that”). Compare similar developments in anhi, ari, anha, ara.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ad‧to
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔadto/ [ˈʔad̪.t̪o]

Verb

adto

1. to go there (to a place far from both the speaker and listener)
2. (dialectal) to go (regardless of where)

Usage notes

• In standard Cebuano, adto is used in contrast with anhi (“to go here, to come”) and anha (“to go to a place near the listener”). In some Cebuano-speaking areas such as in Davao City, adto is used in a general manner to mean "to go, to come" regardless of destination. In these dialects, it is necessary to use the locative adverbs diri, dinhi, dinha, and didto in conjunction with adto if there is a need to indicate the direction of travel. In standard Cebuano, this formation is redundant but speakers may do so at times.

  (Standard): Moanhi sila (dinhi) ― They will come here

  (Dialectal): Moadto sila dinhi ― They will come here

  (Standard): Nianha siya (dinha)? ― Did he come to your place?

  (Dialectal): Niadto siya dinha? ― Did he come to your place?

Derived terms

• adtuan
• adtuonon
• aladtuon
• hiadto
• kaadtuon
• moadto
• umaadto
• umaadtuay

 

Hiligaynon

Pronoun

adto

1. that (far from the addressee)

See also

Hiligaynon demonstratives

Case	Absolute	Ergative	Oblique	Locative	Existential
Proximal (nearest speaker)	ini	sini		diri	ari/yari
Medial (near addressee)	ina	sina		dira	ara/yara
Distal (far from speaker)	adto	sadto		didto	adto/yadto