Miagi

previous / prioradjective / time marker

Alternative meanings

previous
prior
past
that happened before
belonging to an earlier time
last, when referring to the preceding period

Pronunciation

mee-AH-gee

Root and affixes

Related to agi, the idea of passing or having passed. Miagi points to something that happened before or belongs to an earlier time.

Variants or conjugations

miagi = previous / prior / past
miaging = previous / past, used before a noun
niagi = passed / previous, verbal variant
nangagi = past / things that already passed
sa una = before / formerly
nauna = prior / previous / first
sa wala pa = prior to / before

Related words and expressions

una = first / before
nauna = previous / prior
sa una = before / in the past
kaniadto = formerly
gahapon = yesterday
panahon = time / period

Meaning and usage notes

Use miagi for previous or prior when talking about something that already passed: previous week, prior year, past time. For “prior to” before an event, sa wala pa may sound more natural. For “the previous one” in a list, nauna or una may fit better.