palit

1 Part of speech, core meaning, sentence position, and example sentences

Part of speech
- Verb (root): palit — “to buy, purchase, acquire by paying”
- Common noun (rare): palit — “a purchase”
Typical predicate order
The conjugated verb leads the predicate and any short actor pronoun immediately follows it: Mo-palit ko ug tinapay karon.
I will buy bread now.
Example sentences (bullet list; English translations and full parts-of-speech breakdown)
- Mo-palit ko ug kape unya sa hapon. — I will buy coffee later this afternoon.
  - Mo-palit — Verb, actor focus, future aspect
  - ko — Personal pronoun, first-person singular clitic (actor)
  - ug — Object-marker particle
  - kape — Common noun (patient, indefinite)
  - unya — Adverb “later”
  - sa — Locative-marker particle
  - hapon — Common noun “afternoon”
- Nag-palit sila sa prutas sa merkado. — They are buying the fruit at the market.
  - Nag-palit — Verb, actor focus, progressive aspect
  - sila — Personal pronoun, third-person plural (actor)
  - sa — Object-marker particle (definite)
  - prutas — Common noun (patient, definite)
  - sa — Locative-marker particle
  - merkado — Common noun (location)
- Gi-palit ni Ana ang tiket alang sa konsiyerto. — The ticket was bought by Ana for the concert.
  - Gi-palit — Verb, patient focus, past aspect
  - ni — Genitive marker for personal names
  - Ana — Proper noun (actor)
  - ang — Subject-marker particle
  - tiket — Common noun (patient)
  - alang — Preposition “for”
  - sa — Locative-marker particle
  - konsiyerto — Common noun (purpose)

2 Principal verb derivations

Form	Focus & aspect	Standard translation	Example sentence
mag-palit	Actor focus, habitual / future	“be regularly buying”	Mag-palit sila ug gulay kada Sabado. — They buy vegetables every Saturday.
mo-palit	Actor focus, non-past / imperative	“will buy; buy!”	Mo-palit ta sa tiket karon. — Let’s buy the ticket now.
nag-palit	Actor focus, progressive / recent past	“is / was buying”	Nag-palit siya sa tindahan. — She is buying at the store.
mi-palit / ni-palit	Actor focus, completed past	“bought”	Ni-palit ko ug libro gahapon. — I bought a book yesterday.
gi-palit	Patient focus, completed past	“was bought (by …)”	Gi-palit sa kompanya ang makina. — The machine was bought by the company.
paliton (-on)	Patient focus, future / imperative	“to be bought / buy it”	Paliton nato ang lote sunod bulan. — We will buy the lot next month.
palitan (-an)	Locative / beneficiary focus	“to buy for / buy at”	Paliti siya ug bulak, palihog. — Please buy her flowers.

3 Common phrases

palit ug kaon — buy food
palit og gatas — buy milk
mag-palit ug regalo — purchase a gift
gi-palit sa online store — bought from an online store
paliton sa diskwento — buy on discount

4 Detailed usage notes

Actor focus predominates — Daily speech prefers mo-palit, nag-palit, etc., when the buyer is important.
Object markers — Use ug / og for indefinite items (palit og tinapay), sa for specific ones (palit sa tinapay nga paborito).
Locative or beneficiary focus (-an) — palitan stresses the person or place you buy for: palitan nako ka ug jacket — “I’ll buy you a jacket.”
Noun sense — As a noun, palit can refer to any purchase: mahal ang iyang palit — “his purchase was expensive.”
Reduplication — palit-palit may imply impulse buying or casually picking items.

5 Common mistakes and things to watch out for

Mistake	Issue	Correct form
Mo-palit ako ug sapatos.	Actor clitic is misplaced.	Mo-palit ko ug sapatos.
Gi-palit ko ang gamit.	With gi-, the actor must be genitive (ni / sa).	Gi-palit ni ko ang gamit.
Paliton ta siya!	Wrong imperative suffix when focus is beneficiary.	Paliti siya!

6 Short everyday conversations

A: Asa ka mo-palit ug isda? — Where will you buy fish?
B: Paliton nako sa merkado sa baybayon. — I’ll buy it at the seaside market.
A: Nag-palit ba ka og tiket sa sine? — Are you buying a movie ticket?
B: Oo, para sa premiere ugma. — Yes, for tomorrow’s premiere.
A: Paliti ko palihog ug kape. — Please buy me coffee.
B: Sige, mo-palit ko sa café unahan. — Sure, I’ll buy at the café ahead.
A: Nganong wala ka ni-palit sa diskwento? — Why didn’t you buy during the sale?
B: Na-busy ko, nahuman na pag-adto nako. — I was busy; it was over when I arrived.
A: Mag-palit ta ug pasalubong para sa pamilya? — Shall we buy souvenirs for the family?
B: Sige, paliton nato sa airport shop. — Okay, let’s buy them at the airport shop.

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