A1

Demonstrative Pronouns

Mga Panghalip na Pamatlig

About this concept

Three-way distance system: ito (this, near speaker), iyan (that, near listener), iyon (that, far from both). Also used as determiners before nouns.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A1.

Examples

Ano ito?What is this?
Iyan ang aking bahay.That is my house.
Iyon ang bundok.That (over there) is the mountain.
Itong libro ay bago.This book is new.

Concepts that build on this

Location Words (Dito/Diyan/Doon)A1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsMga Panghalip na PanaoCase Markers (Ang/Ng/Sa)Mga Pantukoy (Ang/Ng/Sa)Basic Greetings and ExpressionsMga Pangunahing Pagbati at EkspresyonPoliteness Markers (Po/Opo/Ho)Mga Pananda ng Paggalang (Po/Opo/Ho)Plural Marker MgaPananda ng Maramihan (Mga)

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