nahan
nahán with stress marks
where (variant of nasan)
Usage Note
Nahan is a contracted or regional variant of nasaan or nasan used to ask about location. It is common in informal speech and certain regional dialects of Tagalog, while the full form nasaan is preferred in formal writing.
Examples
" Nahan ka na ngayon? "
Natural Translation
Where are you now?
Literal Translation
Where you already now?
" Nahan na ang iyong kapatid na kanina pa nawawala? "
Natural Translation
Where is your sibling who has been missing since earlier?
Literal Translation
Where already the your sibling that earlier still missing?
" Nahan na ang mga gamit na hiniram mo sa akin noong isang linggo, dahil kailangan ko na ngayon? "
Natural Translation
Where are the things you borrowed from me last week, because I need them now?
Literal Translation
Where already the things that borrowed you from me last one week, because need I already now?
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