ganoon
ganoón with stress marks
like that (far from speaker and listener)
Usage Note
Ganoon describes a manner, condition, or thing far from both the speaker and listener, often translated as 'like that.' In everyday conversation, it is almost always shortened to 'ganun'.
Examples
" Bakit ganoon ang itsura nito? "
Natural Translation
Why does it look like that?
Literal Translation
Why like-that the appearance of-this?
" Huwag kang tumingin nang ganoon. "
Natural Translation
Don't look [at that/them] like that.
Literal Translation
Don't you look in-manner like-that-far.
" Kung ganoon ang gusto mong mangyari, dapat mo munang sabihin sa amin nang maayos ang iyong plano. "
Natural Translation
If that's what you want to happen, you should first tell us your plan properly.
Literal Translation
If like-that the want you happen, should you first tell to us properly the your plan.
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