abot

1 Part of speech, core meaning, sentence position, and example sentences

• Part of speech
  • Verb (root): abot — “to arrive, reach, get to, catch up with”
  • Common noun (rare): abot — “arrival; amount reached”
• Sentence position rule
  The conjugated verb normally begins the predicate and any clitic actor-pronoun follows it: Mo-abot ko sa terminal alas nueve.
  I will arrive at the terminal at nine.
• Example sentences (bullet list with English translations and full parts-of-speech breakdown)
  • Mo-abot ko ugma buntag. — I will arrive tomorrow morning.
    • Mo-abot – Verb, actor focus, future aspect
    • ko – Personal pronoun, first-person singular clitic (actor)
    • ugma buntag – Adverbial phrase “tomorrow morning”
  • Nag-abot sila sa silong sa ulan. — They are meeting/arriving together under the rain.
    • Nag-abot – Verb, actor focus, progressive aspect
    • sila – Personal pronoun, third-person plural (actor)
    • sa – Locative-marker particle
    • silong – Common noun “shelter”
    • sa ulan – Prepositional phrase “from the rain”
  • Gi-abot ni Ana ang hangyo sa deadline. — Ana met (reached) the deadline request.
    • Gi-abot – Verb, patient focus, past aspect
    • ni – Genitive marker for personal names
    • Ana – Proper noun (actor)
    • ang – Subject-marker particle
    • hangyo – Common noun “request” (patient)
    • sa – Locative-marker particle
    • deadline – Common noun

2 Major verb derivations and where they fit in the sentence

3 Common phrases (collocations)

• mo-abot sa oras — arrive on time
• nag-abot sila — they met/arrived together
• abtan ug ulan — be caught by the rain
• gi-abot ang quota — the quota was reached
• aboton pa ug tuig — will take a year to reach

4 Detailed usage notes

• Actor-focus predominance – In everyday talk, mo-abot and nag-abot are standard for saying when or whether someone arrives.
• Patient focus – gi-abot and aboton emphasize a goal achieved or thing reached: gi-abot ang target “the target was met.”
• Locative/beneficiary focus – abtan marks the entity reached or affected: abtan ka sa deadline “the deadline will catch up with you.”
• Time adverb placement – Put time expressions after the predicate or at sentence end (mo-abot ko alas otso).
• Double meaning – mag-abot can also mean “meet (each other)” when two parties arrive simultaneously.

5 Common mistakes & things to watch out for

6 Five short everyday conversations (with English translations)

1. A: Unsa oras ka mo-abot? — What time will you arrive?
   B: Mo-abot ko alas siyete sa gabii. — I’ll arrive at seven in the evening.
2. A: Nag-abot na ba ang parcel? — Has the parcel arrived?
   B: Wala pa, basin ugma pa mo-abot. — Not yet; maybe it will arrive tomorrow.
3. A: Abtani ko sa terminal, ha. — Please catch up with me at the terminal, okay?
   B: Sige, mag-abot ta didto. — Sure, let’s meet there.
4. A: Nganong wala ka ni-abot sa miting? — Why didn’t you show up at the meeting?
   B: Na-traffic ko, ni-abot ko human na nahuman. — I got stuck in traffic; I arrived after it ended.
5. A: Makaya ba nato nga aboton ang quota karong quarter? — Can we reach the quota this quarter?
   B: Oo, gi-abot na gani nato ang target sa miaging bulan. — Yes, we already reached last month’s target.