nindot

Cebuano word: “nindot”

1. Part of speech, meaning, usage, and example sentences

• Part of speech: adjective
• Core meaning: “beautiful,” “nice,” “excellent,” “pleasant.”
• Sample sentences
  • Nindot ang tan-awon sa baybayon. – The beach view is beautiful.
  • Nindot kaayo ang imong ideya. – Your idea is very nice.
  • Nindot ang iyang tingog kung kanta siya. – Her voice is lovely when she sings.
  • Nindot ni nga oportunidad para nimo. – This is a great opportunity for you.

2. Linking endings & derivational forms

• Linkers
  • -ng before a consonant: nindot-ng lugar – nice place.
  • nga before a vowel / for emphasis: nindot nga oras – pleasant time.
• Comparative & superlative
  • mas nindot – nicer / better.
  • pinakanindot – nicest / best.
• Intensity & nuance
  • nindot-nindot – rather nice.
  • nindot kaayo / nindot gyud – very beautiful / truly excellent.
• Exclamatory & abstract nouns
  • Kanindot nimo! – How beautiful you are!
  • kanindot – beauty, niceness.
  • pagkanindot – the quality of being beautiful.
• Progressive idea
  • nag-ka-nindot – getting nicer (e.g., Nag-ka-nindot ang panahon. – The weather keeps getting better.)

3. Typical sentence positions

1. Predicate: Ang pelikula nindot. – The movie is nice.
2. Modifier with linker: nindot-ng pelikula – nice movie.
3. Complement after emphasis: Mao ni ang nindot nga solusyon. – This is the good solution.

4. Common collocations

• nindot nga lugar – beautiful place
• nindot nga plano – good plan
• nindot nga pelikula – great movie
• nindot nga tingog – lovely voice
• nindot nga oportunidad – excellent opportunity

5. Detailed usage notes

“Nindot” expresses aesthetic beauty, high quality, or pleasantness—whether of scenery (nindot nga tan-awon), experiences (nindot nga kasinatian), ideas (nindot nga konsepto), or performance (nindot kaayo siya mosayaw). Use a linker when it directly precedes a noun; omit it when the adjective follows the noun as predicate. Comparative and superlative use the standard mas / pinaka- pattern. Reduplication (nindot-nindot) downplays praise to “fairly nice.” For ongoing improvement, Cebuano uses nag-ka-nindot.

6. Common mistakes to watch for

• Omitting the linker (✗ nindot lugar → ✓ nindot-ng lugar).
• Placing mas after the adjective (✗ nindot mas → ✓ mas nindot).
• Splitting pinaka from the root (✗ pinaka nindot → ✓ pinakanindot).
• Overusing nindot for flavor—use lami for “delicious.”
• Misspelling as “nendot” or “min-dot.”

7. Five everyday conversational phrases

1. Kanindot sa imong hunahuna! – Your idea is wonderful!
2. Mas nindot kung sayo ta mo-adto. – It’s better if we go early.
3. Pinakanindot gyud ni nga tan-awon sa tibuok isla. – This is truly the best view on the whole island.
4. Nindot kaayo imong trabaho; padayon lang. – Your work is excellent; keep it up.
5. Nindot-nindot ra ang resulta—pwede pa ma-improve. – The result is fairly good; it can still be improved.

8. Five short conversation exchanges

1. Q: Nindot ba ang hotel nga imong gipuy-an? – Is the hotel you stayed in nice?
   A: Oo, nindot-ng hotel, limpyo ug hilom. – Yes, it’s a nice hotel, clean and quiet.
2. Q: Ngano mas nindot man ang rota nga ini? – Why is this route nicer?
   A: Mas nindot kay walay trapik ug daghan kahoy. – It’s nicer because there’s no traffic and lots of trees.
3. Q: Asa ang pinakanindot nga kape sa siyudad? – Where’s the best coffee in town?
   A: Sa gamay nga café tapad sa museo. – In the little café beside the museum.
4. Q: Nindot-nindot na ba ang imong proyekto? – Is your project going pretty well now?
   A: Oo, hapit na gyud mahuman. – Yes, it’s almost done.
5. Q: Unsaon nato pag-nindot sa presentasyon? – How shall we make the presentation better?
   A: Idugang nato mga larawan ug klarohon ang punto. – Let’s add images and clarify the points.

9. Multiple-choice dialogue questions

Q1. Nindot ba ang imong plano?
A. Oo, nindot kaayo ang akong plano.
B. Oo, plano nindot kaayo akong ang.
C. Oo, nindot plano kaayo ang akong.

Q2. Asa ang mas nindot, ang baybayon o ang bukid?
A. Mas nindot ang baybayon kaysa bukid.
B. Baybayon kaysa bukid ang mas nindot.
C. Mas nindot kaysa baybayon ang bukid.

Q3. Pinakanindot ba kini nga disenyo?
A. Oo, pinakanindot kini nga disenyo.
B. Oo, kini pinakanindot disenyo.
C. Oo, disenyo kini pinakanindot.

Q4. Ngano nindot ra imong pagbati bisan kapoy ka?
A. Nindot ra ko kay nakapahuway gamay.
B. Ko nindot ra kay nakapahuway gamay.
C. Nakapahuway gamay nindot ra ko kay.

Q5. Kinsa’y naay nindot-nindot nga ideya para sa proyekto?
A. Si Maya naay nindot-nindot nga ideya.
B. Naay si Maya nindot-nindot ideya.
C. Ideya nindot-nindot naay si Maya.

Answer key with brief explanations

• Q1 → A is correct. Predicate nindot kaayo comes before the subject. B and C scramble article order.
• Q2 → A is correct. Proper comparative: “Mas nindot ang X kaysa Y.” Other choices misplace elements.
• Q3 → A is correct. Pinakanindot directly precedes kini. B and C mis-order demonstrative and noun.
• Q4 → A is correct. Predicate first, then reason. B lacks subject-predicate order; C jumbles sequence.
• Q5 → A is correct. Structure “naay + subject + description” is intact; B and C break that pattern.