with whom (in whose possession, at whose place/s)
Na kanino is used in the same way as a Nasa phrase referring to a person.
A: Na kay Fred ang libro. B: Na kanino ang libro? |
A: Fred has the book. Lit. The book is with Fred. B: Who has the book? Lit. The book is with whom? |
A: Na kina Lola si John. B: Na kanino si John? |
A: John is at Lola’s. B: Where (at whose place) is John? |
See also: Nasa (p. 255)
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