Nasa isip ko ang tirahan.

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Breakdown of Nasa isip ko ang tirahan.

• ko: I
• tirahan: address; residence
• ang: subject/topic marker

Questions & Answers about Nasa isip ko ang tirahan.

What does nasa mean in this sentence?

Nasa is a very common Filipino form meaning in, at, on, inside, within, depending on context.

It is historically from na sa, but learners usually just treat nasa as one common unit.

In Nasa isip ko ang tirahan, nasa isip ko literally means in my mind or on my mind.

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Why is the sentence word order different from English?

Filipino word order is often more flexible than English, and it does not always follow subject + verb + object the way English does.

Here, the structure is closer to:

• Nasa isip ko = is in my mind / is on my mind
• ang tirahan = the residence / the place to live

So the sentence is roughly:

• The residence is on my mind
• or more naturally, I’m thinking about the residence

Filipino often puts the location or predicate first, then the ang phrase after it.

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What does ang do here?

Ang marks the topic of the sentence.

In Nasa isip ko ang tirahan, the topic is ang tirahan.

That means the sentence is organized around the residence / dwelling place as the thing being talked about.

A helpful way to feel it is: