niana

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English – “niana

Part of speech & meaning
• Oblique (prepositional) demonstrative pronoun / determiner
• Means “of / on / to that (near you)” – refers to something close to the listener, used only after a preposition

Contracted form
• Casual clips: ana or na
• Formal / careful speech keeps the full form niana

Typical sentence position
• Always follows a preposition:

  • sa niana – on that (by you)
  • gikan niana – from that (near you)
  • para niana – for that (by you)

Common collocations

  • sa niana – in/on that
  • gikan niana – from that
  • para niana – for that
  • ibabaw niana – on top of that
  • tungkol niana – because of that

Detailed usage

  1. Choose niana when the referenced item or spot is right beside the listener.
  2. It substitutes for an entire noun phrase inside a prepositional phrase; never use it as the subject or direct object (switch to kana in that case).
  3. Distance set: niini (this, speaker) / niana (that, listener) / nadto/kadto (that over there).

Common mistakes
• Dropping the preposition (❌ Niana maayo → ✔ Maayo kana).
• Mixing distances and using niana for something by the speaker.
• Adding nga after niana (not needed).

Everyday example sentences & POS breakdown

Cebuano sentenceEnglish meaningParts of speech
Ibutang sa niana ang papel.Put the paper on that (near you).ibutang (V) put • sa (PREP) on • niana (DEM-OBL) that-near-you • ang (ART) the • papel (N) paper
Gikan niana ang tingog.The sound comes from that (near you).gikan (PREP) from • niana (DEM-OBL) that-near-you • ang (ART) the • tingog (N) sound
Para niana ni Pedro.That is for Pedro.para (PREP) for • niana (DEM-OBL) that • ni (PN) of • Pedro (N) Pedro

日本語 –「niana

品詞と意味
• 斜格(前置詞後専用)指示代名詞/限定詞
「その〜に/その〜の」(聞き手の近く) を示す

短縮形
• 口語: ana / ’na
• 丁寧: niana

文中の位置
• いつも前置詞の直後:

  • sa niana – その上で
  • gikan niana – そこから
  • para niana – それのために

よく使うフレーズ

  • sa niana – その中で/その上で
  • gikan niana – そこから
  • para niana – それ用に
  • ibabaw niana – その上に
  • tungkol niana – それが原因で

使い方の詳細

  1. niana は聞き手側の物・場所を前置詞句の中で指す。
  2. 主語・目的語では kana(それ)を、話し手側には niini を用いる。
  3. nga は後続しない。

間違えやすい点
• 前置詞なしで使わない。
• 距離を取り違えない(話し手側や遠方には使わない)。
• 名詞の前に直接置かない。

例文と品詞分解

セブアノ語日本語訳品詞分解
Ibutang sa niana ang papel.紙をその上に置いて。ibutang(動)置く • sa(前)〜に • niana(指示斜格)それ • ang(冠)その • papel(名)紙
Gikan niana ang tingog.音はそこから聞こえる。gikan(前)〜から • niana(指示斜格)それ • ang(冠)その • tingog(名)音
Para niana ni Pedro.それはペドロのためです。para(前)〜のため • niana(指示斜格)それ • ni(前)〜の • Pedro(名)ペドロ

まとめ
niana は聞き手側の対象に「その〜の/その〜へ」を示す斜格指示詞。前置詞の後でのみ使い、主語や目的語には kana を用いる。口語では短縮形 ana / ’na が頻出。

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