daytoy / dayta / daydiay
Pointing Things Out
Daytoy points near the speaker, dayta near the listener, and daydiay farther away.
How It Works
Used without a noun, these forms mean “this one,” “that one near you,” and “that one over there.” The examples keep the adjective nangina, “expensive,” unchanged, so only the pointing relation changes.
With an expressed noun, use demonstrative + linker + noun, as in daytoy nga libro, “this book.” The demonstrative precedes the noun; the reference does not give it the flexible placement allowed to descriptive adjectives. Both a and nga are documented linkers, and their choice varies with the construction and writing convention.
The singular forms contrast with plural dagitoy, dagita, and dagidiay. Use location forms when expressing “here” or “there.” The reference also records shorter demonstratives. For this pointing contrast, use the speaker, listener and indicated location to identify the referent.
Examples (3)
- Nangina daytoy.
This one is expensive.
Daytoy identifies an item near the speaker.
- Nangina dayta.
That one near you is expensive.
Dayta identifies an item near the addressee.
- Nangina daydiay.
That one over there is expensive.
Daydiay identifies a more distant item.
How It Connects
Related Patterns
- dagitoy / dagita / dagidiayPointing Out Several Things
Provides plural counterparts.
Level 1 - ditoy / dita / idiayHere and There
Expresses locations instead of identifying objects.
Level 1 - a / ngaJoining a Description to a Noun
Links a demonstrative to an expressed noun.
Level 1 - Describing a Noun
Contrasts demonstrative placement with descriptive adjective placement.
Level 1
Words in This Pattern
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