Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Inosente
innocentadjective
- Alternative meanings
Not guilty of something; also simple, naive, or without bad intention.
- Pronunciation
ee-no-SEN-teh
- Root and affixes
Adapted loanword from inocente/innocent, used in legal and everyday contexts.
- Variants or conjugations
inosente; walay sala; walay dautang tuyo
- Related words and expressions
guilt, justice, naive, pure, honest
- Meaning and usage notes
For legally innocent, “walay sala” is very clear. For a naive or harmless person, “inosente” works well.
justicepersonquality
Inosente siya sa kaso.
He is innocent in the case.
Walay dautang tuyo ang bata.
The child is innocent and has no bad intention.