Breakdown of Nasa kanan ng pinto ang basurahan.
ay
to be
pinto
the door
basurahan
the trash can
nasa kanan
on the right
Questions & Answers about Nasa kanan ng pinto ang basurahan.
What does nasa mean in this sentence?
Nasa shows location. In this sentence, it means something like is at / is in / is located at.
So:
- Nasa kanan = is on the right
- Nasa kanan ng pinto = is to the right of the door
A useful way to think about it is:
- sa = at / in / on / to
- nasa = often used when saying where something is
In everyday Filipino, nasa is extremely common for location statements.
Why is ang basurahan at the end instead of the beginning?
Because Filipino often puts the predicate or location phrase first.
So the structure here is:
- Nasa kanan ng pinto = location/predicate
- ang basurahan = the thing being talked about
Literally, it is closer to:
- On the right of the door is the trash can.
That sounds unusual in English, but it is very natural in Filipino.
If you want a version that feels closer to English word order, you can also say:
- Ang basurahan ay nasa kanan ng pinto.
Both are correct. The original sentence is just a very natural Filipino word order.
What does sa kanan mean exactly?