From root: ito
Usage Note
Nito is the genitive form of the proximal demonstrative ito, indicating possession, origin, or association with something close to the speaker. It functions as the possessive linker in phrases where the referent is physically or contextually near, and contrasts with nyan (mid-distance) and niyon or noon (far).
Examples
" Ano ang kulay nito? "
Natural Translation
What is the color of this?
Literal Translation
What the color of-this?
" Nandito kami noon. "
Natural Translation
We were here previously.
Literal Translation
Here we previously.
" Hindi ko alam kung sino ang may-ari nito, kaya iniwan ko na lang ito sa lamesa. "
Natural Translation
I don't know who the owner of this is, so I just left it on the table.
Literal Translation
Not by-me know if who the owner of-this, so left by-me just it on-the table.
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