ganoon

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • ganun
  • ganon
  • gano'n
  • ganuon

Etymology

From Blend of gaya (“like”) +‎ noon (“before”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ga‧nun
  • Hyphenation: ga‧non
  • Hyphenation: ga‧nu‧on
  • Hyphenation: ga‧no‧on

Adverb

ganoón

  1. like that; in that particular manner (referring to anything far from both the speaker and listener)
    Synonyms: gayon, iyon nga, ayun
  2. as before
Derived terms
  • ganunan
  • ginanon
  • gumanon
  • iganoon
  • ipaganoon
  • maganoon
  • magkaganoon
  • magpaganoon
  • makaganoon
  • mangganoon
  • naganoon
  • paganoon
  • pagkakaganoon
  • palaganoon

See also
Tagalog demonstrative pronouns
Direct (ang) Indirect (ng) Oblique (sa) Locative (nasa) Existential Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker* ire/iri, are, yari** nire/niri, niyari** dine/dini nandine ere/eri, here/heri, ayri ganire/ganiri, gayari
Near speaker and listener ito nito dito, rito nandito, narito heto, eto, ayto** ganito
Near listener iyan niyan diyan, riyan nandiyan, nariyan hayan, ayan ganiyan/ganyan
Remote iyon, yaon** niyon, noon, niyaon** doon, roon nandoon, naroon hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun ganoon, gayon**
*This series, for the most part, is not used anymore by most Tagalog speakers. Instead, the pronoun in the second row are used.
**These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature.
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