karong gabii

Cebuano Word: “karong gabii”

1. Part of Speech, Meaning, and Example Sentences

• Part of speech: temporal adverbial phrase
• Meaning: “this evening / tonight” – the evening of the current day

Example sentences

• Karong gabii mag-study ko sa library. – “I will study at the library this evening.”
• Duna tay dako’ng parti karong gabii. – “We have a big party tonight.”
• Bugnaw kaayo ang hangin karong gabii. – “The air is very cool tonight.”

2. Points to Remember for Day-and-Time Vocabulary

• “karong + part-of-day” (buntag, udto, hapon, gabii) always refers to today; do not add extra prepositions.
• Place the phrase at the start of the clause or immediately after the verb group; splitting it sounds unnatural.
• Distinguish karon (“now”) from karong (“this + time-unit”).
• A formal enclitic form (karong gabi-iha) exists in writing, but everyday speech prefers karong gabii.
• Pronounce the two words separately; avoid merging them into one long syllable.

3. Common Collocations

• karong gabii – this evening / tonight
• karong buntag – this morning
• karong hapon – this afternoon
• karong udto – this noon
• karong adlawa – today (formal)

4. Typical Sentence Position

• Sentence-initial (most frequent): Karong gabii motan-aw ta ug salida.
• Immediately after the verb: Motan-aw ta karong gabii ug salida.
• Sentence-final (for emphasis): Motan-aw ta ug salida karong gabii.

5. Frequently Used Conversational Phrases

• Libre ka ba karong gabii? – “Are you free tonight?”
• Magkita ta karong gabii sa kapehan. – “Let us meet at the café this evening.”
• Unsa imong plano karong gabii? – “What’s your plan tonight?”
• Ayaw kalimti ang report karong gabii. – “Do not forget the report tonight.”
• Moulan kaha karong gabii? – “Will it rain this evening?”

6. Short Dialogue Exchanges (Cebuano → English)

1. A: Karong gabii, tan-aw ta sine?
   B: Sige, kuyog ko nimo karong gabii.
   – “A: Shall we watch a movie tonight? B: Sure, I’ll go with you tonight.”
2. A: Na-human na ba nimo ang trabaho karong gabii?
   B: Oo, mahuman ko karong gabii.
   – “A: Will you finish the work this evening? B: Yes, I will finish it tonight.”
3. A: Kinsa imong tawagan karong gabii?
   B: Tawagan nako si Ana karong gabii.
   – “A: Whom will you call tonight? B: I’ll call Ana this evening.”
4. A: Mag-dula ta og badminton karong gabii?
   B: Pwede ra, walay klase ko karong gabii.
   – “A: Shall we play badminton tonight? B: Sure, I have no class this evening.”
5. A: Unsa man ang imong lutoon karong gabii?
   B: Mag-luto ko og sinigang karong gabii.
   – “A: What will you cook tonight? B: I’ll cook sinigang tonight.”

7. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

Q1. Asa ka moadto karong gabii?
A. Moadto ko sa merkado karong gabii.
B. Karong gabii sa merkado ko moadto.
C. Ko moadto karong gabii sa merkado.

Q2. Unsa imong buhaton karong gabii?
A. Mag-andam ko sa pamahaw karong gabii.
B. Mag-andam karong gabii ko pamahaw sa.
C. Karong gabii mag-andam pamahaw ko sa.

Q3. Kinsa imong tawagan karong gabii?
A. Tawagan nako si Maria karong gabii.
B. Nako si Maria karong gabii tawagan.
C. Karong gabii tawagan si Maria nako.

Q4. Naka-kaon na ka ba karong gabii?
A. Wala pa ko naka-kaon karong gabii.
B. Pa naka-kaon wala ko karong gabii.
C. Karong gabii wala naka-kaon pa ko.

Q5. Ganahan ba siya mopahuway karong gabii?
A. Ganahan siya mopahuway karong gabii.
B. Mopahuway ganahan karong gabii siya.
C. Siya ganahan karong gabii mopahuway.

Answer Key with Explanations

• Q1 → A – Correct order is Verb + subject + place + time-phrase.
• Q2 → A – Verb (Mag-andam) first; subject ko follows; time-phrase ends.
• Q3 → A – Object-focus verb Tawagan keeps actor nako immediately after; time-phrase last.
• Q4 → A – Negative marker wala pa precedes subject ko; time-phrase at the end.
• Q5 → A – Question particle ba follows verb ganahan; affirmative answer mirrors that order.