kinse

▸ 1. Part of Speech, Meaning & Mini-Examples

• Part of speech: numeral / determiner
• Meaning: “fifteen (15)” — Spanish-line form kinse

Kinse ang puntos sa team.
→ The team has fifteen points.

Mupalit ko og kinse ka tiket.   (digit-style reading)
→ I will buy fifteen tickets.

Kinse ra kabuok ang nahibilin.
→ Only fifteen remain.

▸ 2. Native or Spanish?

• Spanish series: kinse
• Native Cebuano: napulo ug lima

▸ 3. When to Use Each Form

Use ONE numbering system per sentence.

▸ 4. Practical Usage of kinse

1. Digits aloud – nwebe-kinse-sais (9-15-6)
2. Scoreboard – tres-kinse (3-15)
3. Quick reply – “Pila? — Kinse.”
4. Decimals – uno punto kinse (1.15)

▸ 5. Five Common Pitfalls

1. Adding ka → ✗ kinse ka libro (Spanish numerals never take ka).
2. Pronouncing /kín-si/ as /kén-si/ — stress first syllable.
3. Using kinse in casual talk where napulo ug lima sounds natural.
4. Mixing Spanish and native numerals in one figure.
5. Inserting mga → ✗ kinse ka mga tawo.

▸ 6. Common Collocations

• kinse-otso (15-8 score)
• kinse mil (15 000)
• numero kinse (number 15 / 15th place)
• kinse por kinse (15 × 15)
• kinse punto dos (15.2)

▸ 7. Learner Alerts

• Peso totals & phone digits run trese, katorse, kinse …
• Use napulo ug lima for ordinary counts.
• Avoid Tagalog labinlima in Cebuano sentences.

▸ 8. Five Handy Phrases

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

▸ 9. Five Mini-Dialogues

Q Pila ka tiket — kinse?
A Oo, kinse ra.
→ “Fifteen tickets?” — “Yes, just fifteen.”

Q Kinse ba ang score nila?
A Dili, katorse pa.
→ “Is their score fifteen now?” — “No, still fourteen.”

Q Pwede ko mangayo og kinse ka kopya?
A Pwede ra; ihatag nako karon.
→ “May I have fifteen copies?” — “Sure, I’ll hand them over now.”

Q Kinse ka slot libre?
A Wala, napulo ra.
→ “Are fifteen slots free?” — “No, only ten.”

Q Kinse ra ka adlaw imong leave?
A Oo, balik ko sunod buwan.
→ “Only fifteen days of leave?” — “Yes, I’ll be back next month.”

▸ 10. Multiple-Choice Dialogue Questions

(Each interrogative contains kinse; one declarative answer is correct.)

Q1. Kinse ba ka libro imong gipalit?
A. Libro kinse ka akong gipalit.
B. Gipalit ko kinse ka libro.
C. Kinse ka libro akong gipalit.

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

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

Q4. Kinse ba ta ka botelya ang paliton?
A. Paliton ta kinse ka botelya.
B. Botelya kinse ka paliton ta.
C. Ta kinse ka botelya paliton.

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

▸ Answer Key & Simple Reasons

• Q1 – B Verb gipalit ko ➜ object; numeral phrase before noun.
• Q2 – A Natural order: verb → place → subject → numeral.
• Q3 – A Subject phrase kinse ka bata precedes verb; others mis-place adverbials.
• Q4 – A Imperative Paliton ta + full object in correct order.
• Q5 – C Frequency phrase best at clause end; A/B invert components.