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Ano is the Tagalog term for "what". Sometimes, it can be interpreted as "thing".
As mentioned, ano is the Tagalog term for "what". Mostly used to gather information.
FORM : ano + ang + thing
FORM : anong + thing
Ano ang pangalan mo? ~ What is your name?
Anong ginawa mo? ~ What did you do?
Ano ang pangarap mo sa buhay? ~ What is your dream in life?
There are many words and terms derived from ano and among them are:
Ano is the Tagalog word for the English word what.
It can be used as a vague substitute for many things.
Introduction
Ano is the Tagalog term for "what". Sometimes, it can be interpreted as "thing".
As What
As mentioned, ano is the Tagalog term for "what". Mostly used to gather information.
FORM : ano + ang + thing
FORM : anong + thing
Ano ang pangalan mo? ~ What is your name?
Anong ginawa mo? ~ What did you do?
Ano ang pangarap mo sa buhay? ~ What is your dream in life?
Derived Terms
There are many words and terms derived from ano and among them are:
Tagalog
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English
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ano-ano
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random things
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umano
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allegedly
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ano na?
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now what?
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ano ngayon? *Literally "Now what?"
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so what
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As a Vague Substitute
Sometimes, ano is used to mean "that thing" or "that someone". It can substitute a noun, a proper noun, an adjective, even a verb.
As noun / proper noun substitute
Si ano. ~ That someone.
Yung ano. ~ That thing.
As verb substitute
Inano ka ba? ~ What did (they) do to you.
Nag ano sila. ~ They did that.
Summary
Ano is the Tagalog word for the English word what.
It can be used as a vague substitute for many things.