nino
whose (post-positive form of kanino)
Usage Note
Nino is the post-verbal or post-noun clitic form of kanino, used to ask or indicate possession in a question. It follows the noun or verb it modifies, whereas kanino typically appears at the start of a question. Both are standard in everyday Tagalog speech.
Examples
" Bag nino ito? "
Natural Translation
Whose bag is this?
Literal Translation
Bag whose this?
" Hindi ko alam kung kanino o nino ang payong na ito. "
Natural Translation
I don't know whose umbrella this is.
Literal Translation
Not I know if whose or whose the umbrella this.
" Tanungin mo muna kung nino ang mga bag na naiwan dito bago natin itapon. "
Natural Translation
Ask first whose bags were left here before we throw them away.
Literal Translation
Ask you first if whose the plural bag that left here before we throw.
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