From root: iyon
Usage Note
Hayun is an exclamatory pointing word derived from iyon, used to direct attention to something at a distance — often with a tone of triumph, exasperation, or vindication. It is more emotionally charged than the neutral yon or iyon, and frequently signals that something previously discussed or predicted has just appeared or been proven.
Examples
" Hayun na ang jeep! "
Natural Translation
There's the jeep!
Literal Translation
There-it-is already the jeep!
" Hayun ang aso mo! "
Natural Translation
There is your dog!
Literal Translation
There-it-is the dog your!
" Hayun, sinabi ko na sa iyo na darating siya kahit hindi mo ako pinaniwalaan kanina. "
Natural Translation
There it is, I told you he would come even though you didn't believe me earlier.
Literal Translation
There-it-is, told I already to you that come he even-though not you me believed earlier.
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