siya
siyá with stress marks
he or she
Usage Note
Siya is a gender-neutral pronoun that translates to both 'he' and 'she' in English, reflecting the inherently non-gendered nature of Tagalog. In casual conversation and text messaging, it is very common to hear or see it shortened to 's'ya' or 'sha'.
Examples
" Siya ang kapatid ko. "
Natural Translation
He/She is my sibling.
Literal Translation
He/she the sibling my.
" Siya ay isang guro. "
Natural Translation
He/She is a teacher.
Literal Translation
He/she is a teacher.
" Siya ang laging tumutulong sa amin kapag may problema kami sa bahay. "
Natural Translation
He/She is the one who always helps us whenever we have a problem at home.
Literal Translation
He/she the always helping to us whenever have problem we in house.
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