(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.