karong hapon

Cebuano Word: “karong hapon”

1. Part of Speech, Meaning, and Example Sentences

• Part of speech: temporal adverbial phrase
• Meaning: “this afternoon” – the afternoon of today

Example sentences

• Karong hapon mag-meeting ta sa opisina. – “We will have a meeting at the office this afternoon.”
• Wala koy klase karong hapon. – “I have no class this afternoon.”
• Init kaayo karong hapon. – “It is very hot this afternoon.”

2. Points to Remember When Learning Time-Related Vocabulary

• “karong + part-of-day” (e.g., karong buntag, karong hapon) always refers to today; no extra preposition is added.
• Place the phrase either at the start of the clause or right after the verb group; avoid splitting it.
• Karon means “now,” but karong signals “this + time-unit.” Keep them distinct.
• In careful writing you may see the enclitic form karong hapona, but ordinary speech prefers karong hapon.
• Pronounce the two words separately; do not blend them into one syllable.

3. Common Collocations

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

4. Typical Sentence Position

• Sentence-initial (most common): Karong hapon mopalit mi og prutas.
• Immediately after the verb: Mopalit mi karong hapon og prutas.
• Sentence-final (for contrast/emphasis): Mopalit mi og prutas karong hapon.

5. Frequently Used Conversational Phrases

• Karong hapon, libre ka ba? – “Are you free this afternoon?”
• Magkita ta karong hapon sa kapehan. – “Let us meet at the café this afternoon.”
• Unsay imong buhaton karong hapon? – “What will you do this afternoon?”
• Pwede ka ba motabang karong hapon? – “Can you help this afternoon?”
• Ayaw kalimti ang report karong hapon. – “Do not forget the report this afternoon.”

6. Short Dialogue Exchanges

1. A: Karong hapon, mo-adto ta sa baybayon?
   B: Sige, kuyog ko nimo karong hapon.
   – “A: Shall we go to the beach this afternoon? B: Sure, I will go with you.”
2. A: Libre ba ka karong hapon?
   B: Oo, way klase karong hapon.
   – “A: Are you free this afternoon? B: Yes, I have no class.”
3. A: Mag-shopping ta karong hapon?
   B: Pwede, human na ko sa trabaho karong hapon.
   – “A: Shall we go shopping this afternoon? B: Sure, I will be done with work by then.”
4. A: Asa ta mag-study karong hapon?
   B: Sa library ta karong hapon.
   – “A: Where shall we study this afternoon? B: Let’s study at the library.”
5. A: Moulan kaha karong hapon?
   B: Murag dili, init man karong hapon.
   – “A: Will it rain this afternoon? B: It seems not; it is hot.”

7. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Answer Key and Explanations

• Q1 → A – Correct order: Verb + subject + place + time-phrase.
• Q2 → A – Proper sequence keeps verb (Mag-andam) first; subject ko follows; time-phrase last.
• Q3 → A – Object-focus verb Tawagan is followed by actor nako; time-phrase ends clause.
• Q4 → A – Negative marker wala pa precedes subject ko; time-phrase comes last.
• Q5 → A – Question particle ba sits after verb ganahan; affirmative answer mirrors that word order.