Unya

thenadverb / connector

Alternative meanings

then
later
afterward
after
next

Pronunciation

OON-yah

Root and affixes

Base form: unya. It works as a time adverb and sequence connector to mark something that happens afterward.

Variants or conjugations

unyà = documented accented form
nya = short colloquial form
unya = elided form in fast speech
unya sa hapon = later this afternoon
matag karon ug unya = every now and then
busa = then / therefore, when expressing consequence

Related words and expressions

busa = therefore / then as a consequence
dayon = then / immediately after
human = after / finish
karon = now
sunod = next

Meaning and usage notes

Use “unya” for “then” when talking about sequence: one thing happened first and another happened after. Use “busa” when “then” means “therefore/so”.