Also means
Ire can also refer to a bodily straining effort, as in childbirth or defecation, when used as a root noun in different contexts.
Usage Note
Ire is a demonstrative pronoun used in some Tagalog dialects to point to something near the speaker, similar to ito. It is more common in regional varieties and older or rural speech; standard Metro Manila Tagalog typically uses ito instead.
Examples
" Akin ang ire. "
Natural Translation
This one here is mine.
Literal Translation
Mine the this-here.
" Kunin mo ang ire. "
Natural Translation
Take this one here.
Literal Translation
Take you the this-here.
" Sa lalawigan namin, sinasabi pa rin ng mga matatanda ang ire imbes na ito kapag may itinuturo silang malapit. "
Natural Translation
In our province, the elders still say "ire" instead of "ito" when they point to something nearby.
Literal Translation
In province our, say still the elders the this-here instead that this when there pointing they nearby.
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