Unsaon

howinterrogative adverb / connector

Alternative meanings

how to do somethingnin what waynhow an action is donenwhat to do with something, depending on context

Pronunciation

oon-SAH-on

Root and affixes

Related to unsa, what, and verbal forms used to ask about manner or action.

Variants or conjugations

giunsa = how it was done / how did you do itnunsaon nako = how do I / what do I do withnkumusta = how are you / how is it going, for greetings or conditionnsa unsang paagi = in what way

Related words and expressions

unsa = whatnasa = wherenkanus-a = whennngano = whynpamaagi = way / method

Meaning and usage notes

“Unsaon” is used to ask how to do something or what to do with something. For “How are you?”, Cebuano uses “kumusta?”. For “How did you do it?”, “giunsa nimo?” may be used.