riyan
Tagalog[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- riyan
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
riyán
- there (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)
Usage notes[edit]
- When the preceding word does not end with a vowel, "w", or "y", diyan is used instead.
See also[edit]
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) | Indirect (ng) | Oblique (sa) | Locative (nasa) | Existential | Manner (gaya ng) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Near speaker* | ari/are, iri/ire, yari** | nire/niri, niyari** | dine/dini | nandine | ere/eri, here/heri, ayri | ganire/ganiri, gayari |
Near speaker and listener | ito | nito | dito, rito | nandito, narito | heto, eto, ayto** | ganito |
Near listener | iyan | niyan | diyan, riyan | nandiyan, nariyan | hayan, ayan | ganiyan/ganyan |
Remote | iyon, yaon** | niyon, noon, niyaon** | doon, roon | nandoon, naroon | hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun | ganoon, garoon, gayon** |
*This series, for the most part, is not used anymore by most Tagalog speakers. Instead, the pronoun in the second row are used. **These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. |