katorse

▸ 1. Part of Speech, Meaning & Tiny Examples

• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “fourteen (14)” — Spanish-line form katorse

Katorse ang puntos sa team.
→ The team has fourteen points.

Mupalit ko og katorse ka tiket.      (digit-style count)
→ I’ll buy fourteen tickets.

Katorse ra kabuok ang nahibilin.
→ Only fourteen remain.

▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?

• Spanish sequence: katorse
• Native Cebuano count: napulo ug upat

▸ 3. Choosing Between the Two Systems

Stick with one system per phrase.

▸ 4. Using katorse in Practice

1. Digit reading – nwebe-katorse-sais (9-14-6)
2. Scoreboard – singko-katorse (5-14)
3. Quick reply – “Pila? — Katorse.”
4. Decimals – uno punto katorse (1.14)

▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls

1. Adding ka → ✗ katorse ka libro (Spanish numerals never take ka).
2. Pronouncing /ka-TÓR-se/ as /ka-TÚR-si/ — stress on TÓR.
3. Using katorse for daily counting when napulo ug upat sounds natural.
4. Mixing Spanish and native in one figure (✗ katorse ug duha).
5. Adding mga → ✗ katorse ka mga tawo.

▸ 6. Handy Collocations

• katorse-sais (14-6 score)
• katorse mil (14 000)
• numero katorse (rank #14)
• katorse por katorse (14 × 14)
• katorse punto siyete (14.7)

▸ 7. Learner Alerts

• Money totals & phone digits: dose, trese, katorse…
• For ordinary counts, switch to napulo ug upat.
• Avoid Tagalog labing-apat in Cebuano sentences.

▸ 8. Five Useful Phrases

1. Katorse ra ko kabuok anak. — “I have only fourteen children.”
2. Numero katorse siya sa listahan. — “She is number fourteen on the list.”
3. Katorse imong gikinahanglan? — “Do you need fourteen?”
4. Katorse pa lang ko ka tuig diri. — “I’ve been here just fourteen years.”
5. Katorse ka beses na ko nisulay. — “I’ve tried fourteen times already.”

▸ 9. Five Mini-Dialogues

1
Q Pila ka tiket—katorse?
A Oo, katorse ra.

“Fourteen tickets?” — “Yes, just fourteen.”

2
Q Katorse ba ang score nila?
A Dili, trese pa.

“Is their score fourteen?” — “No, still thirteen.”

3
Q Pwede ko mangayo og katorse ka kopya?
A Pwede ra; ihatag nako karon.

“May I have fourteen copies?” — “Sure, I’ll give them now.”

4
Q Katorse ka slot libre?
A Wala, napulo ra.

“Are fourteen slots free?” — “No, only ten.”

5
Q Katorse ra ka adlaw imong leave?
A Oo, balik ko sunod bulan.

“Only fourteen days off?” — “Yes, I’ll be back next month.”

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

(Each interrogative contains katorse. Choose the ONE sentence that has correct Cebuano word order.)

Q1. Katorse ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Libro katorse ka akong gipalit.
B. Katorse ka libro akong gipalit.
C. Gipalit ko katorse ka libro.

Q2. Katorse ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A. Dinhi katorse ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
B. Mag-puyo dinhi mo katorse ka adlaw.
C. Mo mag-puyo dinhi katorse ka adlaw.

Q3. Katorse ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A. Sa gawas nag-dula katorse ka bata.
B. Katorse ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
C. Nag-dula katorse ka bata sa gawas.

Q4. Katorse ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Botelya katorse ka paliton ta.
B. Paliton ta katorse ka botelya.
C. Ta katorse ka botelya paliton.

Q5. Katorse ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A. Katorse ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
B. Didto sila katorse ka beses ni-adto.
C. Ni-adto sila didto katorse ka beses.

▸ Answer Key

• Q1 – C Verb gipalit ko then object; numeral phrase right before noun.
• Q2 – B Order verb → place → subject → numeral; others mis-place helper mo.
• Q3 – B Subject phrase katorse ka bata before verb; A/C move adverbial oddly.
• Q4 – B Imperative Paliton ta + complete object in correct order.
• Q5 – C Frequency phrase flows best at sentence end; A/B split elements.