▸ 1. Part of Speech & Meaning
• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “twenty”
Kawhaan ka estudyante ang nipasa sa eksámen.
→ Twenty students passed the exam.
Nag-order ko og kawhaan ka siomai.
→ I ordered twenty siomai.
Kawhaan ra ko ka minuto nag-huwat.
→ I waited only twenty minutes.
▸ 2. Cebuano or Spanish?
- Native (Cebuano): kawhaan
- Spanish-based: baynti / bente
▸ 3. When Each Form Is Used
| Scene | kawhaan (native) | baynti (Spanish) |
|---|---|---|
| Counting people / objects | ✓ | — |
| 24-h time “20:00” | — | “baynti” or “otso sa gabii” |
| Money, phone digits, IDs | — | ✓ |
| Ordinal | ika-kawhaan | Spanish ordinals almost nil |
▸ 4. How to Use kawhaan
kawhaan ka + Noun
Kawhaan ka tiket among gipalit.
- Mini-phrases: kawhaan ra (only 20) / kawhaan pa (20 more)
- Frequency: Kawhaan ka beses siya mi-bisita sa usa ka tuig.
- Ordinal: ika-kawhaan = 20ᵗʰ
▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls
- Missing ka → ✗ kawhaan mansanas
- Double plural → ✗ kawhaan ka mga tawo
- Mixing baynti inside a “native” sentence
- Reversed order → ✗ mansanas kawhaan ka
- Using cardinal where ordinal is needed
▸ 6. Quick Collocations
- kawhaan ka ___ — twenty …
- kawhaan ra — only 20
- kawhaan pa — twenty more
- ika-kawhaan — 20ᵗʰ
- sa kawhaan ka adlaw — in twenty days
▸ 7. Learner Alerts
- Phone digits: speakers say baynti / “twenty,” not kawhaan.
- Pronounce: /ka-WA-han/ (stress on second syllable).
- Avoid Tagalog dalawampu.
- Use mga, hapit for approximate counts.
▸ 8. Ready-Made Phrases
• Kawhaan ra mi kabuok karon.
• Pwede ko mangayo og kawhaan pa ka kutsara?
• Kawhaan na lang ang nahibilin.
• Magkita ta mga kawhaan ka oras gikan karon.
• Kawhaan ka beses nako gisulayan—nakaya ra gyud!
▸ 9. Mini-Dialogues
| # | A (Question) | B (Answer) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tag-pila ang kawhaan ka mangga? | Siyento pesos ra tanan.Only ₱100 for all 20. |
| 2 | Kawhaan ba ka adlaw ka mag-bakasyon? | Oo, kawhaan ra ko ka adlaw libre.Exactly twenty days. |
| 3 | Naa kay kawhaan ka tiket? | Wala, napulog siyam ra ang nabilin.Only nineteen left. |
| 4 | Kawhaan na ka tuig ta nag-kaila, noh? | Sakto, kawhaan ka tuig na gyud.Twenty years indeed. |
| 5 | Mopalit ta og kawhaan ka botelya? | Murag daghan; disiotso lang siguro.Maybe eighteen is enough. |
▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Questions
Q1. Kawhaan ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A Libro kawhaan ka akong gipalit.
B Gipalit ko kawhaan ka libro.
C Kawhaan ka libro akong gipalit.
Q2. Kawhaan ba mo ka adlaw mag-puyo dinhi?
A Dinhi kawhaan ka adlaw mo mag-puyo.
B Mag-puyo dinhi mo kawhaan ka adlaw.
C Mo mag-puyo dinhi kawhaan ka adlaw.
Q3. Kawhaan ba ka bata ang nag-dula sa gawas?
A Ang kawhaan ka bata nag-dula sa gawas.
B Sa gawas nag-dula kawhaan ka bata.
C Nag-dula kawhaan ka bata sa gawas.
Q4. Kawhaan ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A Botelya kawhaan ka paliton ta.
B Ta kawhaan ka botelya paliton.
C Paliton ta kawhaan ka botelya.
Q5. Kawhaan ba sila ka beses ni-adto didto?
A Kawhaan ka beses sila didto ni-adto.
B Ni-adto sila didto kawhaan ka beses.
C Didto sila kawhaan ka beses ni-adto.
▸ Answer Key
- Q1 → C — Numeral phrase precedes subject + verb; A & B scramble.
- Q2 → B — Verb + place + subject + numeral is natural.
- Q3 → A — Fronted subject Ang kawhaan ka bata then verb is idiomatic.
- Q4 → C — Imperative Paliton ta plus object is correct.
- Q5 → B — Frequency phrase at sentence end flows smoothly; others invert parts.
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