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iyan

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word iyan in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word iyan:


iyán  Play audio #775
[demonstrative ang pronoun] that (near person spoken to); those

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Root: iyan
Usage Note Icon Usage Notes:
"Iyán" is used to mean "that" when the object being referenced is located close to the person you're speaking to. There is no equivalent in English. For example: If a man is speaking to a woman holding a book, the man might say "Anó iyán?" in reference to the book, because it is located near the person he's speaking to (the woman). He should not "iyón," which also means "that."

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Example Sentences Available Icon Iyan Example Sentences in Tagalog: (82)
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Laging iyán ang sinasabi mo.
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That's what you always say.
Pagbibidahan ba ni Meryl ang pelíkuláng iyán?
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Will Meryl star in that film?
Nagdaán din si Carla sa yugtóng iyán ng buhay.
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Carla also went through that phase in life.
Masúsugatan ka kapág nagpumilit kang gawín iyán.
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You'll get injured if you insist on doing that.
Bihirang magkahalagá ng mas mura sa isandaáng piso ang pagkain sa restawrán na iyán.
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The food in that restaurant seldom amounts to less than a hundred pesos.
Iyán ang tungkuling gágampanán ni Amber.
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That's the role that Amber will have to fulfill.
Ang mágasing iyán ang maglálamán ng iyóng kuwento.
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That magazine will contain your story.
Makúkumpiská iyán kung waláng pahintulot mulâ sa pámunuán.
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That will be confiscated if there is no permit from the management.
Sumagì na ba sa isipan ni Anya ang mga tanóng na iyán?
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Have those questions ever crossed Anya's mind?
Umiiral na ang kautusáng iyán magmulâ pa noóng 1970s.
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That order had been prevailing since the 1970s.

User-submitted Example Sentences (30):
Ano iyan?
Tatoeba Sentence #5214186 Tatoeba sentence
What is that?


Mesa iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1919064 Tatoeba sentence
That is a table.


Nakita ko iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #2422344 Tatoeba sentence
I've seen that.


Pera lamang iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #3261325 Tatoeba sentence
It's only money.


Itutulog ko iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #2763776 Tatoeba sentence
I'm going to sleep on it.


Hindi ba itim iyan?
Tatoeba Sentence #2763333 Tatoeba sentence
Isn't it black?


Kaninong notbuk iyan?
Tatoeba Sentence #1844035 Tatoeba sentence
Whose notebook is that?


Magaling na tula iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1624350 Tatoeba sentence
That's a great poem.


Hindi ko trabaho iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #2953469 Tatoeba sentence
That's not my job.


Maaaring sumabog iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #3047554 Tatoeba sentence
It might explode.


Ideya ng nanay ko 'yan!
Tatoeba Sentence #7742057 Tatoeba sentence
That's my mom's idea!


Paano nila ginawa iyan?
Tatoeba Sentence #7455136 Tatoeba sentence
How did they do that?


Iyan ay labag sa batas.
Tatoeba Sentence #2808544 Tatoeba sentence
That's against the law.


Puwede mong gawin iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #7487665 Tatoeba sentence
You're allowed to do that.


Paano mo papalitan iyan?
Tatoeba Sentence #7672692 Tatoeba sentence
How do you change that?


Responsibilidad mo iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1838875 Tatoeba sentence
That's your responsibility.


Paano iyan napunta rito?
Tatoeba Sentence #2918306 Tatoeba sentence
How did it get here?


Iyan ay walang kabuluhan.
Tatoeba Sentence #3082888 Tatoeba sentence
That doesn't make sense.


Gaanong kataas yang tore?
Tatoeba Sentence #1712227 Tatoeba sentence
How high is that tower?


Iyan ay nararapat sa akin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2782094 Tatoeba sentence
I deserve that.


Hindi nila ibinebenta iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #2763663 Tatoeba sentence
They don't sell it.


Hindi ko gustong gawin iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #8278040 Tatoeba sentence
I don't enjoy doing that.


Hindi na iyan kakailanganin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2808575 Tatoeba sentence
That won't be necessary.


Halos imposibleng gawin 'yan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1360518 Tatoeba sentence
That's almost impossible to do.


Mas komplikado kaysa sa iyan.
Tatoeba Sentence #1654280 Tatoeba sentence
It's more complicated than that.


Pwede mo bang mapa-ayos iyan?
Tatoeba Sentence #2772592 Tatoeba sentence
Can you get it repaired?


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Alternate spelling(s):
'yan, yan, 'yang
Alternate spellings may include: abbreviations, informal spellings, slang, and/or commonly misspelled variations.


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How to pronounce iyan:

IYAN AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #775
Markup Code:
[rec:775]
Related Filipino Words:
niyányarn
Related English Words:
thatthose
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
iyang
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