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doon

doón with stress marks

there (far from speaker and listener)

pronoun adverb do-ON Native origin Common
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Illustration of "doon" (there (far from speaker and listener))

Usage Note

Doon refers to a location far from both the speaker and the listener, and it typically changes to 'roon' when the preceding word ends in a vowel. While formal rules suggest this change, 'doon' is often used regardless in casual conversation, especially when indicating a distant place or direction.

Examples

Beginner

" Ilagay mo doon ang bag mo. "

Natural Translation

Put your bag over there.

Literal Translation

Put you there the bag your.

Intermediate

" Pumunta tayo doon sa parke. "

Natural Translation

Let's go over there to the park.

Literal Translation

Go we there at park.

Advanced

" Doon tayo magkita sa kabilang kanto dahil mas malapit iyon sa sakayan ng bus. "

Natural Translation

Let's meet over there at the next corner because that's closer to the bus stop.

Literal Translation

There we meet at other corner because more near that to riding-place of bus.

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