Ano: Tagalog Question Word
what
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Ano iyon? |
What’s that? |
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Ano ang kinain mo? |
What did you eat? |
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Ano ang nangyari? |
What happened? |
Ano -ng
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Anong klase? |
What kind? |
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Anong klaseng pagkain? |
What kind of food? |
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Anong oras? |
What time? |
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Anong oras darating si Fred? |
What time will Fred arrive? |
See also: Na/-ng (p. 28)
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A: Bumili siya ng materyales para sa project. B: Para sa ano? |
A: He/she bought materials for the project. B: What for? Lit. For what? |
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A: Nasa drawer ang bag. B: Nasa ano ang bag? |
A: The bag is in the drawer. B: What is the bag in? Lit. The bag is in what? |
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A: Matalino siya. B: Maano siya? |
A: He/she’s smart. B: What is he/she like? Lit. He/she's like what? |
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A: Napakatalino niya. B: Napakaano niya? |
A: He/she’s very smart. B: What is he/she very much like? Lit. He/she’s very much like what? |
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A: Nag-jogging ako. B: Nag-ano ka? |
A: I went jogging. B: What did you do? Lit. You did what? |
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A: Nahulog ako. B: Naano ka? |
A: I fell. B: What happened to you? Lit. You experienced what? |
Ano (or kuwan) can also be used to say thingy, whatsisname or whatsername.
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Nahulog ang ano. Nahulog ang kuwan. |
The thingy fell. |
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Tumawag si ano. Tumawag si kuwan. |
Whatsisname called. |
Note: Ano ang may sometimes be shortened to anong.
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Ano ang pangalan mo? Anong pangalan mo? |
What’s your name? |
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