Pa- 1 : Tagalog Adjective Affix

in the manner of

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

bulong

whisper

pabulong

in a whisper

dabog

stamping of feet in irritation or anger

padabog

while stamping one’s feet angrily

tayo’

standing

patayo’

vertical

higa’

lying down

pahiga’

horizontal

tagilid

tilted

patagilid

sideways

root

bulong

meaning

whisper

root + affix

pabulong

meaning

in a whisper

root

dabog

meaning

stamping of feet in irritation or anger

root + affix

padabog

meaning

while stamping one’s feet angrily

root

tayo’

meaning

standing

root + affix

patayo’

meaning

vertical

root

higa’

meaning

lying down

root + affix

pahiga’

meaning

horizontal

root

tagilid

meaning

tilted

root + affix

patagilid

meaning

sideways

Sentences:

Patayo’ ang mga linya.

The lines are vertical.

Patagilid ang pagkakahulog ni Jun.

Jun fell sideways.

Lit. Jun’s falling was sideways.

Please respect copyright. Learn more

This grammar guide is part of the Learning Tagalog Course.
Do you want to speak Tagalog fluently?

Try the course

“I got a copy of your book and I love it. It’s really the best I’ve come across.”
— Martin Kelemenis, Geneva, Switzerland