Tagalog May/Meron/Marami/Wala’ + Noun + Verb
The noun and the verb are linked up by na/-ng.
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May babaeng dumating. Merong babaeng dumating. May dumating na babae. Merong dumating na babae. |
A woman came. Lit. There’s a woman who came. / There’s someone who came who’s a woman. |
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Maraming babaeng dumating. Maraming dumating na babae. |
Many women came. |
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Walang babaeng dumating. Walang dumating na babae. |
No women came. |
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May project na gagawin si Fred. May gagawing project si Fred.
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Fred is going to do a project. Also: Fred has a project to do. Lit. Fred has a project that will be done. / Fred has something that will be done that is a project. |
See also:
- Na/-ng (p. 28)
- May/meron/marami/wala’ + verb/adjective/etc. used as a noun (p. 337)
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