EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
his; hers; to him; to her...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
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/kan-YA/
FIL: Panghalip paari o palayon sa ikatlong panauhan na tumutukoy sa isang tao.
EN: his; hers; to him; to her
The ultimate pronoun for when you're talking about someone else's stuff or giving them something. "Is this your charger?" "No, it's **hers** (*sa kanya*)." "Who should I give this to?" "**To him** (*sa kanya*)." It's the linguistic equivalent of pointing at someone else's lane and saying, "That's their business."
A contraction of the preposition *kay* and pronoun *niya*, or from *sa* and *iya* in older forms.
A very common pronoun. It is gender-neutral. Often used with "sa" (sa kanya) or "para sa" (para sa kanya). Can also mean "possession" in some contexts.
🇵🇭 Ibigay mo kanya ang sulat na iyan.
🇺🇸 Give that letter to him/her.
🇵🇭 Ang librong ito ay hindi sa akin, kanya ito.
🇺🇸 This book is not mine, it's his/hers.
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