Anhi

comeverb / directional adverb

Alternative meanings

come
come here
move toward here
move toward the speaker

Pronunciation

AHN-hee

Root and affixes

Base form: anhi. It marks movement toward the speaker location and often combines with verbal markers like mo-, ni-, or mi-.

Variants or conjugations

moanhi = will come / come here
nianhi = came here
mianhi = came here
anhi diri = come here
nganhi = toward here / around here

Related words and expressions

ari = come here
anha = go/come toward the listener
adto = go there
diri = here
duol = near

Meaning and usage notes

Direction matters in Cebuano: “anhi” is movement toward the speaker; “anha” points toward the listener; “adto” means going over there, away from both.