From root: iyo
Usage Note
Iyo-iyo is used to emphasize that something belongs solely to the person being addressed and no one else.
Examples
" Iyo-iyo ang regalong ito. "
Natural Translation
This gift is exclusively yours.
Literal Translation
Yours-only the gift this.
" Ang laruan na iyan ay iyo-iyo. "
Natural Translation
That toy is exclusively yours.
Literal Translation
The toy that is yours-only.
" Huwag mong ibahagi ang silid na ito sa kahit kanino dahil iyo-iyo na ito mula ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Don't share this room with anyone because it is exclusively yours from now on.
Literal Translation
Don't you share the room this to whoever because yours-only already this from now.
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