Tagalog Affixed and Unaffixed Adjectives
Some adjectives don’t have an affix while others do.
Examples of unaffixed adjectives:
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gutom |
hungry |
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busog |
full (having eaten enough) |
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pangit |
ugly, undesirable |
Examples of adjectives made up of a root and an affix:
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maganda |
pretty |
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malaki |
big |
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palaaway |
quarrelsome |
See also: Roots and affixes (p. 24)
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