Tagalog Nang

introduces a time expression without specifying whether it is in the past or in the future. It is dropped when the time expression is used at the beginning of a sentence.

nang Lunes	on a Monday
nang Enero	in January (one January)
nang ala una	at one o’clock
nang mga ala una	at around one o’clock
nang pasado ala una	after one o’clock
nang umaga	in the morning (one morning)

Nang can also be used to indicate frequency or duration.

kumain nang tatlong beses sa isang araw

eat three times a day

Lit. eat three times in one day

naghintay nang tatlong oras

waited for three hours

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