Ganiyan (en. That way)

ga-ni-yan

Meaning & Definition

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adjective

An adjective that describes something similar or identical.

That's how they did their project, just like last year.

Ganiyan ang ginawa nilang proyekto, pareho lang ng nakaraang taon.

Indicating similarity to an example or situation.

That's what most people say about the problem.

Ganiyan ang sinasabi ng karamihan sa mga tao tungkol sa problema.

Derived from the words 'ganito' and 'iyan', combined to express a quality or state.

That's life.

Expressing the normalcy of challenges and trials in life.

Ganiyan ang buhay.

this way

A word used to describe the current state or example.

ganito

That's just how it is, we can't do anything about it.

That's how it is, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

Ganiyan talaga, minsan talo ka, minsan panalo.

I wish everyone was like that.

Wow! Your house is beautiful, I wish everyone was like that.

Grabe, oh! Ang ganda ng bahay mo, sana all, ganiyan kasi sila.

It's a typical situation.

No matter what you do, that's how it is.

Kahit anong gawin mo, ganyan lang talaga.