How to use adjectives in Tagalog

How to use adjectives in Tagalog

You want to learn how to use adjectives in Tagalog? You've come to the right place! Scroll down and see the short Tagalog lessons complete with useful examples. Big, small, happy, sad... we'll teach you all you need to know about Tagalog adjectives.

Tagalog adjectives

Adjectives are generally used to describe nouns. Adjectives come before the noun in Tagalog as in English. Adjectives in Tagalog agree with the noun they describe. This means that adjectives that describe a feminine noun have a special form.

Examples

ang mataas na batang lalaki
the tall boy
ang malakas na batang lalaki
the strong boy
ang matalinong batang lalaki
the smart boy
ang mahinang batang lalaki
the weak boy
ang matabang batang lalaki
the fat boy
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Tagalog belongs to the Austronesian language family. If you are planning on doing some travelling, learning Tagalog would be a great way to make the most of your trip.

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Step 7 : Adjectives in Tagalog

Adjectives are used to describe nouns. To get started, we suggest you learn the three Tagalog adjectives malaki, maliit and matanda (big, small, old). Using the nouns aklat, upuan and pinto (book, chair, door) which you learned in Step 3, learn to use each adjective with each noun (the big book, the old chair, the small door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about Tagalog adjectives including useful examples. After you've learned to use the adjectives malaki, maliit and matanda with the nouns aklat, upuan and pinto you can move on to Step 8 (Tagalog Verbs).

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