How to use the indefinite article in Tagalog

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The Tagalog indefinite article

The indefinite article is what we call the words 'a' and 'an' in English. The English indefinite article 'a' does not exist in Tagalog. Unlike English, a noun on its own can be considered indefinite without the need for a specific word to show this. Nonetheless, the number '1' can serve as an indefinite article in Tagalog. The number '1' is 'isa' in Tagalog.

Examples

bato

a stone

araw

a day

batang babae

a girl

upuan

a chair

mansanas

an apple

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Basic words and phrases in Tagalog

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ang batong ito

this stone

ang gusaling ito

this building

ang taong ito

this person

ang mansanas na ito

this apple

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Step 3 : The indefinite article in Tagalog

The indefinite article is what we call the word a in English. The indefinite article is used with nouns. To learn to use the indefinite article in Tagalog, pick just 3 important nouns. We suggest you learn the nouns aklat, upuan and pinto (book, chair, door). Then learn how to use each noun with the indefinite article. The nouns together with the indefinite article are isang aklat, isang upuan and isang pinto (a book, a chair, a door). You can scroll to the top of this page to see a short lesson about the indefinite article in Tagalog including useful examples. Once you have learned to use the indefinite article with the Tagalog nouns aklat, upuan and pinto, you're ready to move on to Step 4 (the definite article in Tagalog).

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