title: Bakit Crush Pa Rin Kita? (Tagalog Edition)
author: Suyenn Inofre
description: Suyenn Inofre is a nurse by profession, but an aspiring writer/performer on the side. A proud Pinay living in Chicago, she likes to weave her love for both countries into her stories. When not writing, she likes to bike, take Zumba classes, and try out the best foodie spots in town. She works out to eat. Colorful, funny, bubbly--expect a unique, heartwarming, and refreshing ride every time you read a Suyenn story.
zlib_text: VISAYAN-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
  (KAPULÚNGAN BINISAYÁ-ININGLÍS)
  A
  a, The letter A in Visayan is pronounced as
  in Spanish, except when it has a cut short,
  abrupt sound, which can be learned only by
  hearing, e.g. bátà—child.
  a, Ah, Oh, Well, Why. A, amó gid inâ. Ah,
  that is it, certainly. A, ikáw galî ang
  nagabút. Oh, it is you, that have come. A,
  bayái (pabayái) lang ang mga bátà dirâ.
  Well, leave the children there alone. A,
  pagkaláut sang ákon kapaláran! Oh, how
  unfortunate I am! A, indì ka magsapák
  sinâ. Why, don’t take any notice of it. (cf.
  ah).
  -a, A sufﬁx of verbs that have a passive in -
  on. This sufﬁx occurs in the following
  tenses:
  1.) The passive impersonal imperative.
  Buháta iní. Do this. (búhat, buháton).
  Higugmaá kag tahúra (—úda) ang ímo
  ginikánan. Love and respect your parents,
  (higúgma, higugmaón; táhud, tahúron,
  tahúdon).
  2.) The passive negative past. Walâ níya
  pagbuháta iní. He did not do this. Walâ ni
  la pagtumána ang íla katungdánan. They
  have not fulﬁlled their duties, 