Nauna (en. Preceded)

/na-una/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Indicates being in front or being earlier in an event.

He was the first to arrive.

Siya ang nauna sa lahat ng mga dumating.

Expresses the action of being the first to emerge or start.

His project preceded earlier tasks.

Nauna ang kanyang proyekto sa mga naunang gawain.

first in the fight

the first to join or act in a situation.

nauna sa laban

first on the list

at the top of the list due to being first.

nauna sa listahan

first

Means 'first part' or 'beginning'.

una

to be first

The base form of 'nauna' expressing the desire to be the first person or thing.

mauna

more ahead

I am definitely more ahead of him when it comes to deadlines.

Mas nauuna talaga ako sa kanya pagdating sa mga deadlines.

I'll go ahead

Okay, I’ll go ahead, I might hit traffic.

Sige, una na 'ko, baka magka-traffic pa.

I'm in the front

Oh, I'm at the front already, you're the only one missing.

Ay, nasa unahan na ako, ikaw na lang ang kulang.