Tagalog Adjective Gender

There are a few adjectives that have a form ending in /a/, which is used to describe female persons.

male

female

translation

loko

loka

crazy

ambisyoso

ambisyosa

ambitious

nerbyoso

nerbyosa

nervous

male

loko

female

loka

translation

crazy

male

ambisyoso

female

ambisyosa

translation

ambitious

male

nerbyoso

female

nerbyosa

translation

nervous

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