Tagalog/Adjectives
Pang Uri - Adjectives
[edit | edit source]Most of Tagalog's adjectives are started with the prefix ma-, like maganda which means beautiful, its rootword is ganda with means beauty.
The order of an adjective and a noun is interchangeable, it can be an adjective first then followed by a noun or a noun first before an adjective. But remember: you must add the connector word na if the first word (maybe an adjective or noun) ends with a consonant or the suffix -ng if the first word (maybe an adjective or noun) ends with a vowel (or an -n) before being succeeded by the second word.
For example:
Batang maganda or Magandang bata both mean Beautiful child.
Maganda means beautiful and bata means child.
An adjective can be used as a predicate in a sentence. Most of the time, Tagalog sentences start with the predicate before the subject, but you can also put the subject before the predicate (Remember! You must put the word ay in between the subject and the predicate if you put the subject first before the adjective).
For Example:
Mahirap si Juan. (John is poor.)
Siya ay mahirap pero Masaya. (He is poor but happy.)
Kinds of Adjectives
[edit | edit source]Adjectives of Quality
[edit | edit source]1. Si Maria Makiling ay isang matapang na Babae.
- Maria Makiling is a brave woman.
- Maria Makiling - Maria Makiling
- ay - is
- isa(-ng) - a
- matapang - brave
- babae - woman
2. Ang init noong Sabado.
- It was hot last Saturday.
- Ang - It
- Init - Hot
- Noong - Last (Noong is used for Dates)
- Saturday - Sabado
3. Si Jose ay isang matapat na lalaki.
- Jose is an honest man.
- Si - (Article indicating a person)
- Jose - Jose (Jose usually means Joseph in English)
- Matapat - Honest
- Lalaki - Man
4. Ang Maynila ay isang malaking lungsod.
- Manila is a big city.
- Maynila - Manila
- Malaking(malaki na) - Big
- Lungsod - City
5. Ang Sampaguita ay isang magandang bulaklak.
- Jasmine is a beautiful flower.
- Sampaguita - Jasmine
- Magandang(maganda na) - Beautiful
- Bulaklak - Flower
5. Mabaho ang kanal.
- The canal is smelly.
- Mabaho - Smelly
- Kanal - Canal, Sewer System
6. Mabango ang pabango.
- The perfume smells good.
- Mabango - Smells Good
- Pabango - Perfume
Adjectives of Quantity
[edit | edit source]1. Kaunti na lang ang pagkain natitira.
- There's only little food left.
- Kaunti - Little
- Pagkain - Food
- Natitira - Left
Adjectives of Number
[edit | edit source]1. Maraming tao dumalo sa palabas.
- There were many people that went to the concert/show.
- Marami/Maraming - Many
- Tao - People
- Dumalo - Visited
- Palabas - Show
Demonstrative Adjectives
[edit | edit source]1. Ang kabayong ito ay akin.
- This horse is mine.
- Kabayo - Horse
- Ito - This/These
- Akin - Mine
2. Ang kabayong iyan ay sa iyo.
- That horse is yours.
- Iyan - That
- Iyo - Yours
3. Masarap ang mga mansanas na ito.
- These apples are delicious.
- Masarap - Delicious
- Mga Mansanas - Apples
- Ito - These/This
Useful Adjectives
[edit | edit source]| Word | Antonym |
|---|---|
| Mabuti - Good | Masama - Bad |
| Tama - Right | Mali - Wrong |
| Mayaman - Rich | Mahirap - Poor |
| Maganda - Beautiful | Pangit - Ugly |
| Malinis - Clean | Madumi - Dirty |
| Mainit - Hot | Malamig - Cold |
| Mabigat - Heavy | Magaan - Light |
| Swerte - Lucky | Malas - Unlucky |
| Bata - Young | Matanda - Old |
| Marami - Many | Kaunti - Little |
Exercise
[edit | edit source]Exercise 1.0
[edit | edit source]Translate these words into English:
1. Malamig-cold 2. Madumi-dirty 3. Kaunti-little 4. Marami-many 5. Matapat-honest 6. Matapang-brave
See Also
[edit | edit source]- Mgá Pang-abay (Adverbs)
- Ang Panahunan (Conjugation)
- Mgá Pangatníg (Conjunctions)
- Mgá Pang-angkóp (Ligatures)
- Mgá Pangngalan at Pangmarká (Nouns and Markers)
- Mgá Panlapì: Mgá Unlapì at Hulapì (Affixes: Prefixes and Suffixes)
- Mgá Pang-ukol (Prepositions)
- Mgá Panghalíp (Pronouns)
- Mgá Panakláw (Quantification Words)
- Mgá Pananóng (Question Words)
- Mgá Pandiwa (Verbs)