DAN
DAN is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
dan particle which warns the interlocutor that what is going to be said is connected with what immediately follows it.
{1} pre-ceding a statement which describes the reason for what follows: so .
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Dan, kay walà man siya mutuun, nahagbung, So, since he didnt study, he failed.
Dan, nía kami arun pagbisíta ninyu, Well, we came here to visit you.
{2} preceding a question with a condition: so then, if [so-and-so] is the case, what will happen?
Dan, ug walà ka dinhi, kinsa may muhíkay sa pagkáun?
So then, if youre not here, who will prepare the meals?
{3} particle to hold a narration together: now then.
Adlaw tung Duminggu.
Dan, sa sunud adlaw, Lúnis kadtu, It was Sunday.
Then, the next day, it was Monday.
{1} pre-ceding a statement which describes the reason for what follows: so .
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Dan, kay walà man siya mutuun, nahagbung, So, since he didnt study, he failed.
Dan, nía kami arun pagbisíta ninyu, Well, we came here to visit you.
{2} preceding a question with a condition: so then, if [so-and-so] is the case, what will happen?
Dan, ug walà ka dinhi, kinsa may muhíkay sa pagkáun?
So then, if youre not here, who will prepare the meals?
{3} particle to hold a narration together: now then.
Adlaw tung Duminggu.
Dan, sa sunud adlaw, Lúnis kadtu, It was Sunday.
Then, the next day, it was Monday.