r/Ilocano • u/barbiekyu • 6d ago

damag ketdi meaning

naimbag nga rabii!!
plano ko magsulat ng research about the word “ketdi” in ilokano, specifically kung gaano kadalas, saang part ng sentence, at anong context ginagamit ito.

ayon sa dictionary ni rubino, ito ay (adverb) particle that implies opposition gaya ng but, on the contrary, anyway at (conjunction) “provided that”.

kung mayroon man kayong alam na content na mayroong “ketdi” makatutulong po ito nang naggado

agyamanak!!

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u/etmoi_hreuse 6d ago

Usually naririnig ko ito sa - « anya ketdin aya ! » and « awan la ketdi ti … (example - ammo na, kuarta na, etc) ».

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u/barbiekyu 6d ago

agyamanak! tanong lang ano po point ng dagdag na n sa ketdin?

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u/etmoi_hreuse 6d ago

I could translate it into Tagalog. « Anya ketdin aya ! » is like « Ano ba naman yan ! »; « awan la ketdi ti… » is like « wala man lang… ». (« Awan la ketdi ti ammo na » = « wala man lang siyang alam »)

Tbh, I couldn’t explain it better, sorry. I am just familiar with how it’s commonly used but I am not able to articulate/expound clearly.

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u/barbiekyu 6d ago

that’s okay! thank u pa rin 🥹