nahaan
nahaán with stress marks
where (variant of nasaan)
Usage Note
Nahaan is a regional or dialectal variant of nasaan used to ask about the location of something. It is more common in some Bisaya-influenced areas or older Tagalog speech; standard Tagalog speakers typically use nasaan instead.
Examples
" Nahaan na ang susi? "
Natural Translation
Where is the key now?
Literal Translation
Where already the key?
" Nahaan na ang mga dokumentong hinahanap ko kanina? "
Natural Translation
Where are the documents I was looking for earlier?
Literal Translation
Where already the plural document looking-for I earlier?
" Nahaan na kaya ang batang lumayas kagabi, gayong wala namang dalang pera o anumang gamit? "
Natural Translation
Where could the child who ran away last night be now, given that he carried no money or any belongings at all?
Literal Translation
Where already perhaps the child ran-away last-night, although none after carried money or any belonging?
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