Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
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.
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Moanhi ka ugma?
Will you come tomorrow?
Anhi diri, palihug.
Come here, please.