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Demonstratives

ito / iyan / iyon

Three-way: ito / iyan / iyon

this (near me) / that (near you) / that (far).

📊 Demonstratives
Distance ang-form sa-form
near speaker ito dito
near listener iyan diyan
far from both iyon doon
💬 Examples
Ito ang libro ko.
This is my book.
📝 ito = this (near speaker)
Iyan ang bahay mo.
That is your house.
📝 iyan = that (near listener)
They have sa-forms for location

dito, diyan, doon.

💬 Examples
Nandito ako.
I'm here.
📝 dito / nandito = here
Doon sila.
They are over there.
📝 doon = (over) there
Distance agrees with the speaker

Three degrees, unlike English's two.

💬 Examples
Gusto ko ito.
I want this.
📝 ito = this one
Ano iyon?
What is that (far away)?
📝 iyon = that (distant)