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ANG Demonstrative Pronoun: Iyón (That, Over there)

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Iyón is an ANG demonstrative pronoun that refers to specific people, things or places that are far from the speaker. This can also be translated as “that” or “over there.” It has a different context from iyán because of the nearness of the subect being talked about to the speaker.
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Examples:
That / Over there
Iyón Play audio #394
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Examples:
That / Over there
Iyon Play audio #394
Keep In Mind:
Do not shorten and connect iyón with the linking verb ay as it would have a different meaning.

Iyón can be placed at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the linking verb ay (Iyón ay). For the inverted sentence form, iyón can be placed at the end of the sentence, dropping the linking verb ay. When the inverted sentence form is used, it will slightly sound casual compared with the subject-predicate sentence order.
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Examples:
That is a garden.
Iyón ay hardín. Play audio #2310
Hardín iyón. Play audio #2311
That is a flower.
Iyón ay bulaklák. Play audio #2308
Bulaklák iyón. Play audio #2309
That is lovely.
Iyón ay magandá. Play audio #2306
Magandá iyón. Play audio #2307
That is fragrant.
Iyón ay mabangó, Play audio #2304
Mabangó iyón. Play audio #2305
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Examples:
That is a garden.
Iyon ay hardin. Play audio #2310
Hardin iyon. Play audio #2311
That is a flower.
Iyon ay bulaklak. Play audio #2308
Bulaklak iyon. Play audio #2309
That is lovely.
Iyon ay maganda. Play audio #2306
Maganda iyon. Play audio #2307
That is fragrant.
Iyon ay mabango, Play audio #2304
Mabango iyon. Play audio #2305
The shortened form of iyón is `yon. Letter “i” is dropped and an apostrophe is added before the letter “y”. This is often done for casual conversations. Either the subject-predicate sentence word order or the inverted sentence form can be used.
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Examples:
That is a garden.
‘Yon ay hardín. Play audio #2315
That is a flower.
‘Yon ay bulaklák. Play audio #2314
That is lovely.
Magandá ‘yon. Play audio #2313
That is fragrant.
Mabangó ‘yon. Play audio #2312
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Examples:
That is a garden.
‘Yon ay hardin. Play audio #2315
That is a flower.
‘Yon ay bulaklak. Play audio #2314
That is lovely.
Maganda ‘yon. Play audio #2313
That is fragrant.
Mabango ‘yon. Play audio #2312

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