yaon
yaón with stress marks
that (far from speaker and addressed)
Usage Note
Yaon is the distal demonstrative pronoun in Tagalog's three-way deixis system: ito (near speaker), iyan (near addressee), yaon (far from both). It is the formal or literary variant of 'iyon,' and is more common in written Tagalog, formal speech, and older texts. In everyday spoken Filipino, 'iyon' or 'yun' are far more common.
Examples
" Akin yaon kahapon. "
Natural Translation
That was mine yesterday.
Literal Translation
Mine that yesterday.
" Yaon ang bundok na aming akyatin bukas. "
Natural Translation
That is the mountain we will climb tomorrow.
Literal Translation
That the mountain that we will-climb tomorrow.
" Yaon ang lumang bahay na tinirhan namin noong kami ay mga bata pa. "
Natural Translation
That is the old house we lived in when we were still children.
Literal Translation
That the old house that was-lived-in by-us when we are children still.
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