ganito

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• ganto
• gento — dialectal, Cavite

Etymology

Either from ga- +‎ nito or from a univerbation of gaya +‎ nito.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡaniˈto/ [ɡɐ.n̪ɪˈt̪o]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: ga‧ni‧to

Adverb

ganitó (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈᜒᜆᜓ)

1. like this; in this particular manner (near the speaker and the listener)
2. like this; in this particular manner (near the speaker)

   Synonyms: (dialectal) ganiri, (dialectal) gayari

Derived terms

• ganituhin
• gumanito
• iganito
• ipaganito
• maganito
• magkaganito
• magpaganito
• makaganito
• mangganito
• naganito
• paganito
• pagkakaganito
• palaganito

 

See also

Tagalog demonstrative pronouns

	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)	Locative (nasa)	Existential	Manner (gaya ng)
Near speaker*	ari/are, iri/ire/idi, yari**	nari/nare, niri/nire/nidi, niyari†	dini/dine	nandini, narini, nairi/naidi, naari	ere/eri, here/heri, ayri	ganari, ganiri, garini(garni), gayari†
Near speaker and listener*	ito	nito	dito	nandito, narito, naito**	heto, eto, ayto†	ganito, garito(garto)**
Near listener	iyan, yaan	niyan	diyan/diyaan	nandiyan/nandiyaan, nariyan(naryan), nayan/nayaan**, naiyan‡	hayan, ayan	ganiyan(ganyan), gay-an**, gariyan**
Remote	iyon, yoon, yaon†	niyon, noon, niyaon†	doon	nandoon, naron/naroon**, nayon/nayoon**, nayaon‡	hayon/hayun, ayon/ayun	ganoon, gayon, gay-on, gayoon‡,garoon‡
*These two series have merged in modern Tagalog. The first row is used in some dialects, the second row is used anywhere else. **These pronouns are used in some dialects. †These pronouns are not commonly used in casual speech but more prevalent in literature. ‡Rare in text.

Further reading

• “ganito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• antigo, Tiaong