  The verb is the most important part of all languages, and also the most difficult. By this reason, to speak with somewhat perfection the Bisaya dialect, it is necessary a perfect acquaintance with it. The Bisaya dialect has not verbs, and they must be formed by adding to the roots particles, which shall be placed either before of after, as we shall explain. In Bisaya the verbs is divided into substantive, adjective, passive, neuter, reciprocal and reflexive. Of the substantive verb TO BE—MAO, MAN.The verb TO BE and its like TO HAVE, are irregulars in their conjugation, and to form their sentences, it is necessary to use a very new form. They are expressed by means of particles, adverbs, conjunctions, and sometimes by means of the employment of both nominative and genitive cases. Conjugation of the verb TO BE—Mao, Man.Indicative mood—Present Tense.
Rem. The particle man, is euphonic, when the sentences are not of the verb TO BE, ex;
PAST TENSE.
FUTURE
IMPERATIVE.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD.
CONDITIONAL FUTURE.
INDEFINITE FUTURE.
Rem. l.a It will be observed by the preceding conjugation, that the particle Mao—To be, is used but in the present tense of indicative mood. 2.a The particle Man—To be, does not point out by itself the tense, but it does the determining, may it be a noun or a whole sentence. 3.a To point out the subjunctive mood is used unta, when the sentences are obtative, in another cases are employed cun, ug, or pa. 4.a As auxiliaries of the verb Man, are employed the article ang before or after the noun, or the particle Y after the subjective case. 5.a The same must be said of the particle Nay. Are formed also sentences of the verb Man, by placing the attribute, before the subject it refers to. 6.a With pagca or mag, before the adjective are formed also these kind of sentences. A few examples may elucidate these remarks:
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