Kuwan (en. That thing)

ku-wan

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A pronoun used to refer to something in situations where the name is not remembered or is unspecified.

There's no thing to take from the shelves.

Walang kuwan na makuha mula sa mga istante.

A word used as a demonstrative pronoun to refer to an item that is unspecified or undetermined.

That thing is what you need for the project.

Kuwang iyon ay kailangan mo sa proyekto.

what's that

a colloquial question often used to ask for information about something.

kuwan ba

what

A pronoun used to refer to a thing, person, or idea.

ano

this

A pronoun used to refer to an object that is near the speaker.

ito

that or like that

Kuwan, just say what you want to do.

Kuwan, sabi mo na lang kung anong gusto mong gawin.

what did you say?

Kuwan, I think I didn’t understand what you said.

Kuwan, parang hindi ko na naintindihan yung sinabi mo.

by the way

Kuwan, just look at the pictures.

Kuwan, tingnan mo na lang yung mga pictures.