Kanus-a

wheninterrogative adverb

Alternative meanings

An interrogative word that asks about the time, date, moment, or occasion when something happens, happened, or will happen.

Pronunciation

ka-NOOS-ah

Root and affixes

Kanus-a means when. It is used to ask about time, date, or moment. Bisan kanus-a means anytime or whenever. Anus-a or ganus-a may appear as dialectal variants.

Variants or conjugations

when; anytime; whenever; what time; on what date; at what moment

Related words and expressions

what; where; who; why; how; how much; time; day

Meaning and usage notes

Use kanus-a to ask when. In natural questions it often comes first: Kanus-a ka moabot? means When will you arrive? Do not confuse it with kung, which means if or when in conditional clauses.