Basic Grammar

Understanding the Target: The “Sa” Target Marker

Now that you’ve met Tagalog markers “ang” and “ng”, it’s time to introduce another participant — the target! This chapter introduces the Tagalog “sa” marker, used for participants that serve as recipients, destinations, or reference points of an action. Ready to dive in? If that’s the case, you know the drill — vocabulary! If not, […]

Understanding Focus in Tagalog Sentences: The “Ang” and “Ng” Markers

You now know that Tagalog sentences typically have the verb and the participants — the actor, and the object. And to add more to that, the concept of focus. Let’s now dive deeper on Tagalog focus markers — learn how “ang” and “ng” works in Tagalog sentences. Vocabulary Tagalog Focus Markers Markers are elements that

Tagalog Action Sentences: Building Sentences with Verbs

You’ve learned how to describe things and say who you are in the last chapter. Now, let’s add actions to your Tagalog sentences. In this chapter, we’ll introduce action sentences: how to say what someone is doing, what will happen, and who’s involved. But before that, let’s load your vocabulary with nouns and some Tagalog

Describing in Tagalog: Simple Tagalog Predicate-Subject Sentences

Welcome to the first chapter of Tagaloguero! By the end of this chapter, you’ll be able to introduce yourself and describe things using simple, natural Tagalog sentences. First things first, let’s load up your vocabulary. Vocabulary English vs Tagalog Sentence Structure In English, sentences usually start with the subject, followed by “is” or “are”, and

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