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When: Kail
á
n
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Kail
á
n
"Kail
á
n" is a Filipino question word that is used to know "when."
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Examples:
When were you born?
Kail
á
n
ka
ipinangan
á
k
?
When will you go home?
Kail
á
n
ka
u
uw
î
?
When did he/she die?
Kail
á
n
siy
á
namat
á
y
?
When is the vacation?
Kail
á
n
ang
bakasy
ó
n
?
Markup
Examples:
When were you born?
Kailan ka ipinanganak?
When will you go home?
Kailan ka uuwi?
When did he/she die?
Kailan siya namatay?
When is the vacation?
Kailan ang bakasyon?
Others pronounce this word as "k
e
-lan" or "k
e
y-lan," with the stress on the first syllable, as a shortcut for saying the "ka-i-l
á
n." This is accepted in conversations, but is incorrect in a grammatical sense.
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