Adjective + ta / nga + Clause
A Clause After a Property Predicate
Nasayaat ta evaluates a situation; mabalin nga presents one as possible.
How It Works
The reference distinguishes two adjectival complex-sentence frames. Nasayaat, “good,” occurs with a ta clause naming the situation evaluated. Mabalin, “possible,” occurs with nga. In that analysis, the following clause is the property predicate's subject or topic complement.
Compare Nasayaat ta immay ni Rosa, “It is good that Rosa came,” with Mabalin nga umay ni Rosa, “It is possible that Rosa will come.” The first evaluates an arrival; the second presents coming as possible. Each embedded clause retains its predicate and participant marking. Neither frame requires a shared personal actor or an adjective-agreement suffix.
An existential clause can also express the evaluated situation: Nasayaat ta adda danum. Choosing ta versus a linker depends on the construction. The modern following-sound convention for a/nga does not turn ta into a linker variant. These documented frames neither supply an exhaustive adjective paradigm nor exclude regional alternatives.
Examples (3)
- Nasayaat ta immay ni Rosa.
It is good that Rosa came.
Ta introduces Rosa's arrival as the evaluated situation.
- Nasayaat ta adda danum.
It is good that there is water.
An existential clause supplies the evaluated situation.
- Mabalin nga umay ni Rosa.
It is possible that Rosa will come.
Nga introduces the possibility clause; umay is contemplated.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Learn nasayaat ta and mabalin nga as distinct clause frames.
Related Patterns
Practice Adjective + ta / nga + Clause in Bubblegum
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