suklis

Role	Cebuano suklis	Typical English sense
Verb (root)	suklis — “to give change (money), to return the balance after payment”
Common noun (related)	sukli — “small change, the coins/bills returned”

Predicate order – In the verb sense the conjugated form comes first, then any clitic actor-pronoun:

Mo-suklis ko nimo sa bente.
I’ll give you twenty in change.

Example sentences

Mo-suklis ko ug kuwarta human ka mobayad. — I will give change after you pay.
Nag-suklis pa ang tinder ug sinsilyo nga kulang. — The vendor is still returning the missing coins.
Gi-suklian sa cashier ang kustomer og sakto nga kantidad. — The customer was given the correct amount of change by the cashier.

Form	Voice & aspect	Typical translation	Sample sentence
mag-suklis	Actor-focus, habitual / future	“will usually give change”	Mag-suklis sila ug barya kada transaksiyon.
mo-suklis	Actor-focus, non-past / imperative	“will give change; give change!”	Mo-suklis ta karon, ha.
nag-suklis	Actor-focus, progressive	“is / was giving change”	Nag-suklis ko pag-abot nimo.
ni-suklis / mi-suklis	Actor-focus, completed past	“gave change”	Ni-suklis siya sa tsuper ug singko.
gi-suklian	Patient-focus, completed past	“was given change (by …)”	Gi-suklian sa tindera ang turista.
suklion (-on)	Patient-focus, future / imp.	“to be given as change / give it back”	Suklion nato ang sobra nga dos.
sukli-an / sukli-i (-an / -i)	Beneficiary / locative	“to give change to / at”	Sukli-i ko palihog ug piso.

Cash-transaction context – suklis appears almost exclusively at stores, public transport, markets, etc.
Actor vs. patient – Use actor-focus when the giver is topical (mo-suklis ko); patient-focus when the money or person receiving change is in focus (gi-suklian ang pasahero).
Root variation – The noun form is spelled sukli (“change”), while the verb keeps the final -s (suklis). Speakers sometimes drop the s in fast speech (mo-sukli ko).
No-change formula – Vendors say “Walay suklis” to mean “Exact payment only.”
Colloquial shortening – Sukli-i ko → ‘Kli-i ko in very casual speech.

Mistake	Issue	Correct form
Mo-suklis ako sa sobra.	Clitic ko should follow the verb.	Mo-suklis ko sa sobra.
Gi-suklis ko ang bente.	gi- requires actor in genitive form (ni / sa).	Gi-suklian ni ko siya ug bente.
Suklion ta siya!	Beneficiary command must use sukli-i.	Sukli-i siya!
Nag-suklis sa jeep	Subject missing.	Nag-suklis ang* konduktor sa jeep.*

“Sukli-a ko beh.” — “Give me my change, please.”
“Exacto ko, walay suklis.” — “I have exact payment, no change needed.”
“Kulangan ko’g suklis.” — “I’m short on change.”
“Ni-suklis ka ba sa pasahero?” — “Did you give the passenger their change?”
“Mag-suklis pa ko, huwat lang.” — “I still need to give change, please wait.”

A: Tag-jis ra akong papel, Ate. — I only have a ten-peso bill, Ma’am.
B: Sige, mo-suklis ko ug sinko ug duha ka piso. — Okay, I’ll give you five and two pesos change.
A: Nag-suklis pa ka? — Are you still giving change?
B: Oo, daghan pa kaayong sinsilyo diri. — Yes, I still have lots of coins here.
A: Sukli-i ko palihog sa akong bayad sa jeep. — Please give me change for my jeepney fare.
B: Hapit na ta mohunong; sukli-an tika didto. — We’re about to stop; I’ll give it to you there.
A: Ni-suklis ka sa kustomer ganiha? — Did you give the customer change earlier?
B: Oo, gi-suklian nako siya ug eksakto. — Yes, I gave him the exact amount.
A: Ilison nako ang dos ni-mo ug piso, ha. — I’ll change your two-peso coin into one-peso coins, okay?
B: Salamat! Mas pisi akong pitaka kung daghang suklis. — Thanks! My wallet’s lighter with smaller change.