ganito

Tagalog

Etymology

Either from ga- +‎ nito or from a univerbation of gaya +‎ nito.[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ni‧to
  • IPA(key): /ɡaniˈto/, [ɡɐ.nɪˈto]

Adverb

ganitó

  1. like this; in this particular manner (near the speaker and the listener)
  2. like this; in this particular manner (near the speaker)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) ganiri, (dialectal) gayari

Derived terms
  • ganituhin
  • gumanito
  • iganito
  • ipaganito
  • maganito
  • magkaganito
  • magpaganito
  • makaganito
  • mangganito
  • naganito
  • paganito
  • pagkakaganito
  • palaganito

See also
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.

References
  1. Panganiban, José Villa (1972) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427

Further reading
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