This is the second in a series on vocabulary building. Here we discuss how to derive words from adjective roots. Adjectives are words that describe nouns, i.e. things, places, people, events, etc. In Bisaya, many words are derived from roots classified as adjectives.

Let’s start with the adjective “dako” (big).

one. daco ang balay. (The house is large.)
two. Dakòdakô ang balay. (The house is a bitis big.)
3. Unsa kadako ang sweep? (How big is the house?).
4. Kinsay Inyong dakodako? (Who is the leader of your group?)
5.Kiniang kinadak-an. (This is the largest.)
6. Nagkadako big problem. (The problem is growing.)
7. Gipadakô sila sa ilang lola. (They were raised by their grandmother.)

another adjective is Mahal“ (expensive, expensive, costly, valuable).

8. Mahal ang isda karon. (Fish is expensive now.)
9. Mahalon ang imong sinina. (Your dress is expensive.)
10. Ang Iyang kamahalan (Your excellence)
eleven. Pagkamahal! (So ​​expensive!)
12 gimahal ko ikaw. (I appreciate you)
13. Mahal Kong Nanay. . . (My dear mother)
14. ing kinamahalan (the most expensive)
15. Kanimo Nagmahal (lovingly yours)

For our final adjective for this segment, “error in” (heavy).

sixteen. error in kaayo ang inyong mga book. (Your books are very heavy.)
17 Nagkabug-en ang between blades-anon. (Our load is getting heavier.)
18 Mobug-in ra kana unya. (That will get heavy later).
19. Unsa kabug-en ang karga? (How heavy is the load?)
20. Mga usa ka ton ang kabug-athon lullaby (The weight of that is about a ton)

Grades:
has. Simple adjectives: dako; mahal; error in
b. Reduplication of the root of the adjective: dakodako -connotes the attribute of the adjective to a lesser degree.
against Ka- + root adjective: kadako; kamahal, kabug-at = Noun
d. Pagka- + adjective = intensive adjective
me. Kina- + adjective + -an = superlative adjective

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