Kadto - that (far from both / past)

PronounDemonstratives

English Meaning

that (far from both / past)

Pronunciation

KAHD-toh

Capital letters indicate stressed syllables

Alternative Forms

ToTong

Usage: Refers to things far from both speaker and listener — or temporally distant (past, no longer present). Contracts to to.

Example Sentences

1. “Hinumdom ka kadto?”

“Do you remember that?”

2. “Wala na to.”

“That's gone now.”

Related Words

Kini

this (near speaker)

Kana

that (near listener)

Cultural Note

Cebuano nostalgia is built from kadto. Whole love songs are written around kadtong — that one back then.

Quick Reference

Bisaya

Kadto

English

that (far from both / past)

Pronunciation

KAHD-toh

Part of Speech

Pronoun

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