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/may/

may

2 meanings · particle

particle

1

to have

Also accepted:hasto possess

May reservation akó.

I have a reservation.

May mga anák silá.

They have children.

May pera din silá.

They have money too.

2

there is; there are

Also accepted:there exists

May libró sa mesa.

There's a book on the table.

May tao sa labás ng pintô.

There's someone outside the door.

May masamâ ba?

Is there something wrong?

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