isuna

Ilocano

Etymology

From isu + -na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈsuna/, [iˈsuː.na]
• Hyphenation: i‧su‧na

Pronoun

isúna

1. Third-person singular absolutive independent pronoun; he, she, him, her, it

   Synonym: isu

   Kayatmo nga ayabak isuna? ― Do you want me to call him/her?

2. the same, the identical thing, the one

   Synonym: isu

   Ti libro nga daytoy ket isuna ti nabasak idi kalman.

   This book was the one I read yesterday.

Usage notes

• This pronoun does not have an absolutive enclitic form. It is optional to add the pronoun (where grammatical) for clarification.

  Sumrek. ― (He/she/it) went in.

  Sumrek isuna. ― He/she/it went in.

Derived terms

• is-isuna
• isuna laeng
• isuna laeng ta

 

See also

Ilocano personal pronouns

Person	Number	Absolutive		Ergative	Oblique	Possessive
		Disjunctive	Enclitic	Enclitic3		bági form	kukua form
First	singular	siak	-ak	-ko, -k	kaniak	bagik	kukuak, kuak
	dual	data, sita1	-ta		kaniata, kadata	bagita	kukuata
	plural inclusive	datayo, sitayo1	-tayo, -tay		kaniatayo, kadatayo	bagitayo	kukuatayo
	plural exclusive	dakami, sikami1	-kami, -kam	-mi	kaniami, kadakami	bagimi	kukuami
Second	singular	sika	-ka	-mo, -m	kaniam, kenka	bagim	kukuam
	plural	dakayo, sikayo1	-kayo, -kay	-yo	kaniayo, kadakayo	bagiyo	kukuayo
Third	singular	isu, isuna	Ø2	-na	kaniana, kenkuana	bagina	kukuana
	plural	isuda	-da		kaniada, kadakuada	bagida	kukuada
1Regional variants. 2Null morpheme. There is no absolutive enclitic for the third person singular pronoun. The disjunctives isu or isuna may also be used. 3Ergative enclitics are also used as possessive markers.
Fused enclitics Actor Patient siak data datayo dakami sika dakayo isu5 isuda siak bagik4 — — — -ka -kayo -ko, -k -ko ida, -k ida data — bagita4 — — — — -ta -ta ida datayo — — bagitayo4 — — — -tayo -tayo ida dakami — — — bagimi4 -daka -dakayo -mi -mi ida sika -nak — — -nakami bagim4 — -mo, -m -mo ida, -m ida dakayo -dak -data — -dakami — bagiyo4 -yo -yo ida isu -nak -nata -natayo -nakami -naka -nakayo bagina4, -na -na ida isuda -dak -data -datayo -dakami -daka -dakayo -da bagida4, -da ida 4Reflexive pronouns use the bagí form. 5 isu or isuna may also be added after the enclitics in this column.