Kaila

to know / to be acquainted withverb / noun

Alternative meanings

to know someonento be familiar with someone or somethingnan acquaintance, depending on context

Pronunciation

KAI-lah

Root and affixes

Base form: kaila.

Variants or conjugations

nakaila = knew / got to knownkaila ko = I knownkaila nimo = you know / your acquaintance, depending on contextnpagkaila = knowing or acquaintance relationship

Related words and expressions

kahibalo = to know information / know hownaila = identify / recognize, depending on contextnhimamat = meet for the first timentawo = personnhigala = friend

Meaning and usage notes

“Kaila” is used for knowing a person or being familiar with something. For knowing information or knowing how to do something, Cebuano usually uses “kahibalo”.