natin

See also: nätin

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *n-atən. Compare Aklanon naton, Hiligaynon naton, and Mongondow naton.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnatin/ [ˈn̪aː.t̪ɪn̪], (colloquial) /ˈnaten/ [ˈn̪aː.t̪ɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -atin
• Syllabification: na‧tin

Pronoun

natin (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜆᜒᜈ᜔)

1. by us; of us (including the person talking to)

   Nilinisan natin ang kwarto. / Ang kwarto ay nilinisan natin.

   The room was cleaned by us.

2. our

   Ang bansa natin.

   Our country.

Related terms

• atin

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.

Further reading

• “natin”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “natin”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*iten”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI