Tagalog Wala’ sa, Wala’ Rito
The opposite of nasa is wala’ sa.
Wala’ sa – (is/are/was/were) not in/on/at etc.
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Wala’ sa Maynila’ si John. |
John isn’t in Manila. |
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Wala’ sa amin si John. |
John isn’t at our place. |
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Wala’ kay Fred ang susi’. |
Fred doesn’t have the key. Lit. The key isn’t with Fred. |
The opposite of nandito is wala’ dito or wala’ rito.
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Wala’ rito si John. |
John isn’t here. |
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Wala’ roon si John. |
John isn’t there. |
Wala’ can also stand alone and mean (is/are/was/were) not here/there.
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Wala’ si John. |
John isn’t here/there. |
See also:
- Nasa (p. 255)
- Nandito, nandiyan, nandoon (p. 256)
- May, mayroon/meron, marami, wala’ (p. 334)
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