kanila

Chavacano

Etymology

Borrowed from Hiligaynon kanila (“them”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ni‧la

Pronoun

kanila

1. (Cotabateño, Zamboangueño) accusative of sila: them

   Synonyms: (Caviteño) ilos, (Ternateño) dilotru

See also

Chavacano personal pronouns

	person	subject	object	possessive
singular	first	yo	conmigo	de mio mio
	second	tu usted vos	contigo con usted con vos	de tuyo de usted de vos tuyo
	third	ele	con ele	de suyo suyo
plural	first	nosotros nisos mihotro motro	con nosotros	de nosotros
	first inclusive	kita	kanaton konaton	de aton
	first exclusive	kame	kanamon konamon	de amon
	second	kamo ustedes vosotros	kaninyo con ustedes	de inyo de ustedes de vosotros
	third	sila ellos esos	kanila con ellos	de ila

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

kanila (Cyrillic spelling канила)

1. inflection of kaniti:
   1. feminine singular active past participle
   2. neuter plural active past participle

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• canila — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology

By surface analysis, ka- +‎ nila. See also kaniya, kailan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaniˈla/ [k̠ɐ.n̪ɪˈla]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ka‧ni‧la

Determiner

kanilá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜎ)

1. their
2. (polite) your (singular or plural)

   Synonyms: inyo, iyo

   Ang kanila pong nais ang siyang masusunod. ― Your wish (sir/madam) is what will be done. (literally, “Their wish (sir/madam) is what will be followed.”)

Pronoun

kanilá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜎ)

1. oblique third-person plural pronoun: them
2. (possessive) theirs
3. (polite) you; yours (singular or plural)

   Synonyms: inyo, iyo

Usage notes

• The word is used prepositively while nila is used postpositively.
• The third-person plural kanila is used instead of iyo or inyo when respectfully addressing individuals with whom the speaker maintains social distance, such as strangers, distant family members, or people of higher status. The second person pulural/polite inyo, however, conveys politeness and can be used with both familiar and unfamiliar individuals.

Derived terms

• kani-kanila
• mapasakanila
• sumakanila
• tagakanila

See also

Tagalog personal pronouns

Person	Number	Direct (ang)	Indirect (ng)	Oblique (sa)
First	singular	ako	ko	akin
	dual1	kita, kata	nita, nata, ta	kanita, kanata, ata
	plural inclusive	tayo	natin	atin
	plural exclusive	kami	namin	amin
First & Second	singular	kita2
Second	singular	ikaw, ka	mo	iyo
	plural	kayo, kamo	ninyo, niyo	inyo
Third	singular	siya	niya	kaniya
	plural	sila	nila	kanila

¹ First person dual pronouns are not commonly used in Standard Tagalog.
² Replaces ko ikaw.

Anagrams

• kailan