duha ka gatos

▸ 1. Part of Speech & Meaning

• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “two hundred (200)”

Duha ka gatos ka estudyante ang nidaug.
→ Two-hundred students won.

Nag-order ko og duha ka gatos ka pandesal.
→ I ordered two-hundred bread rolls.

Duha ka gatos ra ko ka minuto nag-huwat.
→ I waited only two-hundred minutes.

▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?

Native (Cebuano): duha ka gatos
Spanish-based: dosyentos (doscientos)

▸ 3. Where Each System Is Used

Counting people / items: use duha ka gatos
Prices, phone digits, formal IDs: many switch to dosyentos or English “two-hundred”
Ordinals: native prefix ➜ ika-duha ka gatos (“200ᵗʰ”)
Mixed sentences: keep one system to avoid confusion

▸ 4. How to Use duha ka gatos

duha ka gatos ka + NOUN
Duha ka gatos ka tiket among gipalit.

Short patterns • duha ka gatos ra = only 200 • duha ka gatos pa = 200 more
Frequency • Duha ka gatos ka beses siya mi-praktis sa tuig.
Ordinal • ika-duha ka gatos = 200ᵗʰ

▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls

Forgetting ka → ✗ duha ka gatos mansanas
Redundant mga → ✗ duha ka gatos ka mga tawo
Mixing dosyentos in an otherwise native sentence
Reversing order → ✗ mansanas duha ka gatos ka
Using cardinal instead of ordinal when ranking

▸ 6. Quick Collocations

duha ka gatos ka ______ — 200 …
duha ka gatos ra — only 200
duha ka gatos pa — 200 more
ika-duha ka gatos — 200ᵗʰ
sa duha ka gatos ka adlaw — in 200 days

▸ 7. Learner Alerts

Phone numbers & peso amounts often voiced as dosyentos.
Pronounce /DU-ha ka GA-tos/ (stress DU & GA).
Avoid Tagalog dalawang-daan in Cebuano context.
Use mga, hapit for approximations.

▸ 8. Handy Phrases

Duha ka gatos ra mi kabuok karon. — “We’re only two-hundred now.”
Pwede ko mangayo og duha ka gatos pa ka kutsara? — “May I have two-hundred more spoons?”
Duha ka gatos na lang ang nahibilin. — “Only two-hundred remain.”
Magkita ta mga duha ka gatos ka oras gikan karon. — “Let’s meet about 200 hours from now.”
Duha ka gatos ka beses nako gisulayan — nakaya ra gyud! — “I tried two-hundred times and finally did it!”

▸ 9. Mini-Dialogues (Cebuano ⇄ English)

#	A — Question	B — Answer
1	Tag-pila ang duha ka gatos ka mangga?	₱1,000 ra tanan. — “Just one-thousand pesos for all 200.”
2	Duha ka gatos ba ka adlaw ka mag-bakasyon?	Oo, duha ka gatos ra ko ka adlaw libre. — “Yes, exactly 200 days.”
3	Naa kay duha ka gatos ka tiket?	Wala, usa ka gatos ug siyamnapu na lang. — “No, only 190 left.”
4	Duha ka gatos na ka tuig ta nag-kaila?	Sakto, duha ka gatos ka tuig na gyud! — “Right, a full 200 years!”
5	Mopalit ta og duha ka gatos ka botelya?	Murag sobra ra; usa ka gatos ug kalim-an lang siguro. — “Seems too many; maybe 150 instead.”

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

Q1. Duha ka gatos ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Duha ka gatos ka libro akong gipalit.
B. Libro duha ka gatos ka akong gipalit.
C. Gipalit ko duha ka gatos ka libro.

Q2. Duha ka gatos ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A. Mag-puyo dinhi mo duha ka gatos ka adlaw.
B. Dinhi duha ka gatos ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
C. Mo mag-puyo dinhi duha ka gatos ka adlaw.

Q3. Duha ka gatos ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A. Sa gawas nag-dula duha ka gatos ka bata.
B. Duha ka gatos ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
C. Nag-dula duha ka gatos ka bata sa gawas.

Q4. Duha ka gatos ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Paliton ta duha ka gatos ka botelya.
B. Ta duha ka gatos ka botelya paliton.
C. Botelya duha ka gatos ka paliton ta.

Q5. Duha ka gatos ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A. Duha ka gatos ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
B. Ni-adto sila didto duha ka gatos ka beses.
C. Didto sila duha ka gatos ka beses ni-adto.

▸ Answer Key

Q	Correct	Why it’s correct
1	A	Numeral phrase before subject + verb; B/C mis-order words.
2	C	Sequence “subject helper + verb + place + numeral” sounds most natural.
3	B	Subject phrase then verb is idiomatic; others move adverbial awkwardly.
4	A	Imperative Paliton ta followed by object; B/C separate components.
5	B	Frequency phrase at sentence end flows smoothly; A/C invert clause parts.

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