"I-" is a word in HILIGAYNON, ENGLISH, CEBUANO

See Y-.

In our old authors, I was often used for ay (or aye), yes, which
is pronounced nearly like it.

The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the
word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.

i- - A prefix used:—
1.) in forming all the passive tenses of many
verbs having a passive in "i”. Many verbs
indicating an action that removes
something from the agent belong to this
class, as: to sell, send, throw, pay, give,
hand over to (balígyà, padalá, pilák,
báyad, hátag, túnghol), etc. In the forms
with gina- and gin- the "i-” is either
prefixed or (now commonly) left out
entirely, whilst in the forms with paga- and
pag- the "i-” comes between the root and
paga- or pag-, e.g. hátag—to give.
Iginahátag (ginahátag) níya iní sa ákon.
He is giving me this. Iginhátag (ginhátag)
níya iní sa ákon. He gave me this.
Pagaihátag gid níya iní sa ákon. He will
surely give me this. Walâ níya pagihátag
iní sa ákon. He did not give me this. Indì
níya pagihátag iní sa ákon. He will not
give me this. Ihátag iní sa ákon. Give me
this, etc.
2.) in expressing the idea of—the means by
which—,—the instrument with which—, a
thing is done, e.g. búhat—to make. Ibúhat
iníng káhoy sang ákon baláy. Make use of
this wood for building my house. Bakál—
To buy. Iníng tátlo ka mángmang ibakál
mo sing bág-o nga kálò. Buy a new hat
with these three pesos, etc.
3.) in expressing a polite request, e.g.
Ipalíhog mo akó ihátag sang ákon
katahurán sa kay Fuláno. Do me the
favour of paying my respects to N.N. (cf.
ig-, iga-, ika-, inog-).

-i - A suffix used in the passive impersonal
imperative, in the passive negative present,
and in the passive negatived past of verbs
having a passive in -an, e.g. patíndog—to
set up, build. Patindogí (walâ níya
pagapatindogí, walâ níya pagpatindogí)
sing baláy iníng lugár. Build (he is not

ía – ídik
building, has not built) a house on this
spot.

As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, etc.

-i see -an.

i {1} midiya half past.
Alas tris i midiya, Three-thirty.
{2} particle between Spanish numbers: [number] i [number] n [so-and-so many] pesos to [so-and-so many] pesos.
Gilugruhan ku níyag tris i dus, He o?
ered me three pesos to my two pesos.

-i() short for hi-i().
see hi-an.

i instrumental passive verb a?
x, future.
(past gi-, subjunc-tive -i.
Potential forms: past na-, or, alternatively, gika-; fu-ture and subjunctive ma or, alternatively, ika-.
) Ibutang níya ang kwarta, He will put the money down.
Gibutang níya ang kwarta, He put the money down.
Walà níya ibutang ang kwarta, He didnt put the money down.
Diin kahà nákù mabutang (ik-abutang) ang kwarta?
Where could I have put the money?
Ang kwartang nabutang (gikabutang) sa lamísa, The money that was put on the table.
{1} put, bring, convey s.t.
Dì ku ihátag, I will not give it away.
Iadtu kaníya ang kwarta, Bring the money to him.
Isaka ang malíta sa táas, Bring the suitcase upstairs.
{1a} with verbs of saying, asking, and the like: say [so-and-so].
Wà kuy isulti níya, I have nothing to say to him.
Unsay ipangutána nákù?
What shall I ask?
{1b} with verbs containing pa-: have s.
o.
[do] to.
(Cf.
-un).
Ipalútù ku ang isdà, I will have s.
o.
cook the fish.
Ipasaka nátù ang butung, Lets have s.
o.
climb up to get the coconuts.
Ipahátag ang kík, Have s.
o.
give the cake away.
Ipaadtu ang kík didtu, Have s.
o.
bring the cake there or Have s.
o.
go get the cake.
{1c} with adjectives or words referring to a state: bring into the state.
Iandam na ang mga butang, Prepare the things now.
{2} [do] with.
Wà kuy kwartang ipalit ug bugas, I have no money to buy rice with.
Díay martilyung ibuak sa alkansíya, Here is a hammer to break the piggy bank with.
Isapátus ang ímung bag-u, Wear your new shoes (use your new ones as shoes).
{3} [do] for (confined, for the most part, to the imperative).
Ikúhà ra kug túbig, Please get me some water.
{4} [do] at [such-and-such] a time (confined to the future).
Hustu na rung iadtu, Now would be a good time to go.
{4a} prefixed to verbs following adj.
: it is [adj.
] to [do].
Ínit rang itrabáhu run, It is too hot to work now.
Kaáyu rang ipuyù dinhi, How nice it would be to live here!
{5} become in [such-and-such] a state because of.
Ayaw ipamintì ang ímung kasukù, Dont gnash your teeth because of your anger.

i {1} expression uttered upon making an error or inadver-tently breaking s.t.
I, sayup mang numirúha ang ákung nadáyal, Oops, I dialed the wrong number.
I, nabuy-an nákù ang básu, Oops, I dropped the glass.
I, náa man diay ka sa sulud, Oops, I didnt know you were inside (the toilet).
{2} pause word used when speaker does not know what to say next.
I, walà pa tingáli muabut, Er, perhaps they havent gotten here yet.
{3} exclama-tion expressing surprise at s.t.
unexpected which s.
o.
did.
I, súkul diay ka nákù?
You mean to say you will stand up to me?
{4} particle expressing disgust.
I, sámuk ning batáa, Humph, this child is a nuisance.
I, lúpig pay hinúgas ning kapíha, Ugh, this co?
ee is worse than dishwater.
{5} exclamation asserting that s.t.
seems to be the case though the interlocutor might not be aware of it.
I, pála na man run, Oh, come on!
Youre flattering me.
(You may not have meant it as flattery but that is what it was.
) I, línug man tu, That was an earthquake, wasnt it?

i() prefix added to roots referring to a place or direction to form nouns meaning place of [so-and-so].
Ibábaw, Place up above.
Ilálum, Place below, beneath.
Iláwud, Place toward town (lit.
out to the sea).

í {1} teasing exclamation over s.t.
one might envy a person for.
Í, bag-u man lagi tag tíbi, Hey, youve got a new TV set.
Í, pasar man diay ta sa bár, Hey, I didnt know you passed the bar.
{2} exclamation of fright.

ì ì n childs word for urine.
v [A; b(1)] urinate.
Gustu kang muì ì?
You want to make wee-wee?

i n letter E.