EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
whose...
Example...
Loose soil; turned over (soil)...
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.
/NI-no/
FIL: Isang panghalip na pananong na ginagamit upang tukuyin ang pagmamay-ari ng isang bagay. Ito ang paaring anyo ng 'sino'.
EN: whose
The Tagalog version of 'Whose is this?' It's the question you ask when you find a random phone charger in your house, or when your mom finds something that isn't yours in your room. It's the possessive form of 'sino' (who).
From 'sino' (who).
ROOT MEANING: who
This is a possessive pronoun asking about ownership. The form 'kanino' is more commonly used in modern standard Filipino, but 'nino' is also correct and understood.
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🇵🇭 Nino ba itong payong na naiwan sa opisina?
🇺🇸 Whose umbrella is this that was left in the office?
🇵🇭 Hindi ko alam kung nino ang sulat na ito.
🇺🇸 I don't know whose letter this is.
Pang-uri
Isang katangian ng pagiging kalmado, matatag ang loob, at hindi nakakaramdam ng takot, kaba, o pagkabalisa sa harap ng isang hamon o sitwasyon.