(na)

English: Translation
already • now • by this point • completion relative to discourse
verb prefix
tense marker
aspect marker
Connector
Linker
Notes

(na)

Particle

Type: Aspectual Particle

Meaning:
already • now • by this point • completion relative to discourse

Function

Marks that a state, action, or condition is realized at the reference time.

Examples

Eman na.
“Already done.”

Bosog na iya.
“He is already full.”

Etew na yo sanga.
“The branch is already severed.”

Note

(na) does not create a new state.

It signals that the state is already in effect.

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