Tagalog/Adjectives
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Pang Uri - Adjectives
Pang Uri or Adjective is An Adjective is a word that is used to add something to the meaning of a noun.
For Example:
Mahirap si Juan Siya ay mahirap pero Masaya
Kinds of Adjectives
Adjectives of Quality
1. Si Maria Makiling ay isang matapang na Babae.
- Maria Makiling is one brave woman.
- Maria Makiling - Maria Makiling
- Ay - is
- Isang - one (Isang may be sometimes translated to '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
- Malaki/Malaking - Big
- Lungsod - City
5. Ang Sampaguita ay isang magandang Bulaklak.
- Jasmine is a beautiful Flower.
- Sampaguita - Jasmine
- Maganda/Magandang - 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
1. Kaunti na lang ang pagkain natitira
- There's only little food left
- Kaunti - Little
- Pagkain - Food
- Natitira - Left
Adjectives of Number
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
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
| 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
Exercise 1.0
Translate these words to english:
1. Malamig 2. Madumi 3. Kaunti 4. Marami 5. Matapat 6. Matapang
See Also
- 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)