Tagalog

Tagalog is one of the largest Austro-Germanic languages and is spoken in many parts of the world. It is characterized by its very easy usage and adaptable vocubulary: foreign words are simply used by themselves.

Grammar

Vocabulary

Please see our wiki's English-Tagalog vocabulary list.

Nouns

Forming the plural of a noun

Nouns in Tagalog are usually in singular. To transform them in their plural form, simply prepend the particle "mga" (pronounced ma-nga) to the noun.

Examples

• puno (tree) - mga puno (trees)
• aklat (book) - mga aklat (books)
• kagamitan (equipment) - mga kagamitan (equipments)
• alahas (jewelry) - mga alahas (jewelries)

Mas marami pang mga halimbawa ang makikita sa Mga pangngalan sa Tagalog.

Noun gender

Nouns in Tagalog generally do not have gender (pambalana - common gender). This also applies for pronouns. However, some nouns do have gender.

Examples

• hari (king) - panlalaki (masculine gender)
• reyna (queen) - pambabae (feminine gender)
• bakla (gay) - walang kasarian (neuter gender)

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

Personal pronouns (mga panghalip panao) can be seen in the following table.

Person	Number	Subjective	Objective	Possessive
First person	Singular	aq	q	akn / q / kn (skin)
	Plural	kmi	amn	amn
Second person	Singular	ikw	u (sau)	u (sau)
	Plural	kau	in u	in ung
Third person	Singular	cya / xa	knia	nia
	Plural	cla	knila	nla

There are also personal pronouns representing a number for 2 (people), these are omitted as common usage is just by using the plural form.

Adjectives

Combining with nouns

For an adjective to describe a noun, simply combine them with one of the following:

If the first word ends with a vowel, simply affix it with '-ng'.

Examples

• magandang bata - pretty child
• batang maganda - child pretty

If the first word ends with a consonant other than n, simply put the particle 'na' in between.

Examples

• mataas na bubong - high roof
• bubong na mataas - roof high

If the first word ends with an n, simply affix it with '-g'.

Examples

• touchscreeng madulas - touchscreen slippery