Tagalog/Adjectives

Pang Uri - AdjectivesEdit

Most of Tagalog adjectives are started with the prefix ma-, like example maganda which means beautiful, its rootword is ganda with means beauty.

The order of an adjective and a noun is inchangeable, it can an adjective be first then follows by a noun or a noun be first before an adjective. But remember: you must add a connector word na if the first word (maybe an adjective or noun) ends with consonant or a suffix -ng if the first word (maybe an adjective or noun) ends with a vowel before succeed 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 use as a predicate in a sentence. Mostly, Tagalog sentences are starting with the predicate before the subject, but you can also put the subject before ths predicate, but 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 AdjectivesEdit

Adjectives of QualityEdit

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 QuantityEdit

1. Kaunti na lang ang pagkain natitira

There's only little food left
- Kaunti - Little
- Pagkain - Food
- Natitira - Left

Adjectives of NumberEdit

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 AdjectivesEdit

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 AdjectivesEdit

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

ExerciseEdit

Exercise 1.0Edit

Translate these words to english:

1. Malamig-cold 2. Madumi-dirty 3. Kaunti-little 4. Marami-many 5. Matapat-honest 6. Matapang-brave