hay2ligIndicates a preposed topic, untranslated in English.'Ang kilāya gid nga ma'āyu nga maghuman ning lāwas nang traysikul, hay si Saryu.As for the one who is very well known to be good in making bodies of motorized pedicabs, [he] is Sario.Magsalirangdang 'ānay kag dingdingan kāda kīlid pāra 'ang 'asu hay pa'ibabaw 'ang salīda.First weave coconut-frond shingles and wall both sides so that, as for the smoke, its movement will go up.'Ini 'ang say'ut nga sīhi', hay kanāmit nga kinīlaw 'ang 'iya ning 'unud.As for this fluted giant clam mollusk, its meat is delicious eaten raw.'Ang dugus hay lābut 'ang sabur kaysa tam'is nang 'asūkar.As for honey, [its] taste is different from the sweetness of sugar.A topic commonly follows the predicate. A preposed topic adds emphasis to the topic, translated "As for..."; A preposed topic is emphasized, but some aspect of it or one of its parts is also topic following the predicate.
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