ganito

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ɡaniˈto/ [ɡɐ.nɪˈto]
  • Rhymes: -o
  • Syllabification: ga‧ni‧to

Adverb

ganitó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

  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/idi, yari** nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari† dini/dine nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener* ito nito dito nandito, narito, naito** heto, eto, ayto† ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener iyan, yaan niyan diyan/diyaan nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡ hayan, ayan ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote iyon, yoon, yaon† niyon, noon, niyaon† doon nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡ hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else.
**These pronouns are used in some dialects.
†These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
‡Rare in text.

References
  1. Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles, Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 427

Further reading
  • “ganito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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