kanila

kanila (Cyrillic spelling канила)

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

• canila — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

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

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

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.”)

kanilá (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈᜒᜎ)

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

   Synonyms: inyo, iyo

• 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.

• kailan