English | Tagalog | Description & Examples
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Noun | Pangngalan | A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
* English: *dog, school, freedom, happiness*
* Tagalog: *aso, paaralan, kalayaan, kaligayahan*
Pronoun | Panghalip | A word that replaces a noun.
* English: *he, she, it, they, we, I, you, this, that*
* Tagalog: *siya, siya, ito, sila, tayo, ako, ikaw, ito, iyon*
Verb | Pandiwa | A word that shows action or a state of being.
* English: *run, jump, sing, sleep, be, have, seem*
* Tagalog: *tumakbo, tumalon, kumanta, matulog, ay, mayroon, tila*
Adjective | Pang-uri | A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
* English: *big, small, red, happy, interesting*
* Tagalog: *malaki, maliit, pula, masaya, kawili-wili*
Adverb | Pang-abay | A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
* English: *quickly, slowly, very, really, always, never*
* Tagalog: *mabilis, mabagal, labis, tunay, lagi, kailanman*
Preposition | Pang-ukol | A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence.
* English: *on, in, at, to, from, by, with, for*
* Tagalog: *sa, sa, sa, sa, mula sa, sa pamamagitan ng, kasama, para sa*
Conjunction | Pang-ugnay | A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses.
* English: *and, but, or, so, because, while*
* Tagalog: *at, ngunit, o, kaya, dahil sa, habang*
Interjection | Pang-uring | A word or phrase that expresses strong emotion.
* English: *Wow! Ouch! Help! Hooray!*
* Tagalog: *Wow! Aray! Tulong! Mabuhay!*
Some Additional Notes:
* Word Order: Tagalog has a more flexible word order than English.
* Affixes: Tagalog uses prefixes, suffixes, and infixes to create different grammatical forms.
* Articles: Tagalog doesn't typically use articles (like "the" or "a") in the same way as English.
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