nandiyan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nariyan, naryan, narian
• nandiriyan, naririyan
• nandiyaan, nandyan, nandian
• naandiyan, andiriyan, andiyan, andyan, andian
• nanjan, anjan — slang

Etymology

From na- +‎ -n- +‎ diyan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /nandiˈan/ [n̪ɐn̪ˈd͡ʒan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
• (Southern Tagalog) IPA^(key): /nanˈdian/ [n̪ɐn̪ˈd̪iː.ɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ian
• Syllabification: nan‧di‧yan

Adverb

nandiyán (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜌᜈ᜔)

1. there (far from the speaker, but near the person addressed)

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

• “nandiyan” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “nandiyan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973) Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 724