Question: Can "sila" refer to inanimate objects?

While personification is common in casual Tagalog (Si SM, Si Robinsons...), this is not one of the case. It almost feel like there's human slavery involved when you replace objects with silaBetter to say "mga iyon".

In your sentence No but I have heard Filipinos use sila for inanimate objects.

You can also use words like “ito , iyan (yarn)” for people.You will hear this a lot when the person being talked about isn't present .

Ah, just as I thought. It's actually a user-submitted example sentence, and I too thought it sounded like slavery lmao. www.tagalog.com/word s/buhat.php

Please know that "Filipino" is a hodgepodge of dialects, languages such as Cebuano and Tagalog, and "languages" such as beki-speak (argot mainly used by the gay community) and Jejemon, which constantly evolves.

@Bradswerte626 No. Filipino is standardize Tagalog based on the Manila dialect.Cebuano is also a language, not a dialect and "beki speak" and "jejemon" are not (yet) considered their own languages.

@quarter I hear SIYA daily...in daily informal conversations. A number of friends have a particular favor for the reference style.My ear doesn't catch SILA but doesn't seem like much of a stretch from SIYA.I don't know that I would say "hodge podge"..but definitely highly contextual and variable depending on where you were born, schooling in public or private schools, local dialect around your province, social affects of neighbors, influence of Taglish, influence of parent's dialect on home language. My "Filipino" must adjust for the person I meet...and up to us to establish all that context...part of building any relationship.It's more Fun in the Philippines. Kita kits napo.

@Bituingmaykinang
"No. Filipino is standardize Tagalog based on the Manila dialect. Cebuano is also a language, not a dialect and 'beki speak' and 'jejemon' are not (yet) considered their own languages."1. Please re-read my comments. I did not say that Cebuano is a dialect, and I referred to "beki-speak" and "Jejemon" as "languages" in between quotation marks.2. I also said "Filipino" in between quotation marks and not Filipino. 3. Your statement that "Filipino is standardize (sic) Tagalog based on the Manila dialect" is only partly correct. Filipino is based on Tagalog but not on the Manila dialect. What "Manila dialect" is that ?!

@quarter Just working through daily conversations....ayan....siyaJerry: Meron po ba kayong paboritong flavor ng ice cream?
Robin: Oo, meron. Gusto ko ng chocolate, strawberry at vanilla.
Jerry: Gusto n’yopo bang tikman ang chocolate, strawberry at vanilla ice cream _NAMIN_?
Jerry: Okay po, heto po ang chocolate _NAMIN_.
Robin: Salamat. Jerry: Kumusta po?
Robin: Parang masyadong matamis. Puwede ko bang tikman ‘yung vanilla?
Jerry: Sure po. Heto po. Robin: Salamat. Jerry: Nagustuhan n’yopo ba ang vanilla?
Robin: Oo, mas gusto ko _SIYA_ kaysa sa chocolate.

@BoraMac Nasarapan din ako sa Vanilla!

@quarter Just saw this old post.The answer is definitely YES, and the example sentence given is correct. Let's say, for example, that you see a vendor selling a basket of fruits that you have never seen before. You may ask the vendor questions about them in any of these ways:Prutas ba ang mga IYAN/'YAN? = Are THOSE fruits?
Ano ang tawag sa KANIYÁ = What is IT called?
Ano ang tawag sa KANILÁ? = What are THEY called?
Ano ang lasa NIYÁ? = (Lit.)What/How does IT taste?
Ano ang lasa NILÁ? = How do THEY taste?
Hinóg na ba SIYA? = Is IT ripe already?
Magkano SILÁ? = How much are THEY?

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