nganha

English – “nganha”

Part of speech & meaning
• Locative demonstrative adverb / pronoun
• Core sense: “(to) there / that side near you” – points to the listener’s location or motion toward the listener.

Roughly pairs with anha / dinha (listener-side) as nganhi pairs with anhi (speaker-side).

Contracted form
• Informal speech sometimes clips it to ’nha or simply ’ha after a verb.
• Full spelling nganha is clear in writing and broader dialects.

Typical sentence position
• Appears after motion verbs or a preposition:

Mo-adto ka nganha unya? – “Will you go there later?”
Padulong nganha ang truck. – “The truck is heading your way.”
• Can lead an emphatic clause: Nganha ta magkita. – “Let’s meet over there by you.”

Common collocations

adto nganha – go over there (to you)
nganha lang – only there / just at your side
gikan nganha – from there (your place)
padulong nganha – heading that way
ari nganha – come toward you

Detailed usage

Directional focus – motion toward the listener: Liko nganha “Turn that way (toward you).”
Locative – indicates the listener’s vicinity when contrasting with here or far away: Init ba diha? Dili, diri ra; mas init nganha – “Is it hot there? No, just here; it’s hotter at your place.”
Distance set:
- nganhi / anhi / ari – at / toward speaker
- nganha / anha / dinha – at / toward listener
- didto / adto – far from both

Common mistakes
• Using nganha for something at the speaker’s own spot (use nganhi).
• Placing nganha before a noun (say kana nga … for “that …”).
• Treating nganha as a subject or direct object; it functions only as a locative adverb/pronoun.

Example sentences

Cebuano sentence	English meaning	Breakdown
Mo-adto ko nganha ugma sa buntag.	I’ll go there (to you) tomorrow morning.	mo-adto (V-FUT) go • ko (PR) I • nganha (ADV) there-to-you • ugma (ADV) tomorrow • sa (PREP) in • buntag (N) morning
Padulong nganha ang hangin.	The wind is blowing toward you.	padulong (ADV) toward • nganha (ADV) there-to-you • ang (ART) the • hangin (N) wind
Gikan pa ko nganha sukad gahapon.	I’ve been coming from there (your place) since yesterday.	gikan (PREP) from • pa (ADV) still • ko (PR) I • nganha (ADV) there-from-you • sukad (PREP) since • gahapon (ADV) yesterday

日本語 –「nganha」

品詞と基本的意味
• 場所指示副詞／代名詞
• 「そちらへ」「そこに」 – 聞き手の位置や聞き手側への動きを示す。anha / dinha とほぼ同義で、nganhi（こちら）と対になる。

短縮形
• 口語では ’nha / ’ha と短縮されることがある。
• 標準表記は nganha。

文中での位置
• 動詞や前置詞の後に置く：

Mo-adto ka nganha unya? – 「後でそちらへ行きますか？」
Padulong nganha ang truck. – 「トラックがそちらへ向かっています。」
• 強調では文頭：Nganha ta magkita. – 「そちらで会おう。」

よく使うフレーズ

adto nganha – そちらへ行く
nganha lang – そこだけ
gikan nganha – そこから
padulong nganha – そちらへ向かう途中
ari nganha – 君の方へ行く

使い方の詳細

方向強調 – Liko nganha「そちらへ曲がって」。
場所強調 – 聞き手側を中心にした場所説明で用いる。
距離区分：
- nganhi / anhi / ari＝話し手側
- nganha / anha / dinha＝聞き手側
- didto / adto＝両者から遠い

注意点
• 話し手側には使わない（nganhi を使う）。
• 名詞の前に直接置かず、「その家」は kana nga balay などで表す。
• 主語や目的語にはならない。

例文と品詞分解

セブアノ語	日本語訳	品詞分解
Mo-adto ko nganha ugma sa buntag.	私は明日の朝そちらへ行きます。	mo-adto（動-未来）行く • ko（代）私が • nganha（副）そちらへ • ugma（副）明日 • sa（前）〜に • buntag（名）朝
Padulong nganha ang hangin.	風はそちらへ向かっている。	padulong（副）向かって • nganha（副）そちらへ • ang（冠）その • hangin（名）風
Gikan pa ko nganha sukad gahapon.	私は昨日からずっとそちらから来ている。	gikan（前）〜から • pa（副）ずっと • ko（代）私が • nganha（副）そこから • sukad（前）以来 • gahapon（副）昨日

まとめ
nganha（’nha）は「そちらへ／そこに」を示す口語的な場所副詞。動詞や前置詞の後に置き、話し手側なら nganhi、遠方なら didto/adto と使い分けると自然に表現できる。

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