Sing- / Kasing-: Tagalog Affix
as… as
used when comparing with one person or thing
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singganda kasingganda |
as pretty as |
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simbilis kasimbilis |
as fast as |
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sintangkad kasintangkad |
as tall as |
Sentence:
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Kasintangkad ni John si Paul. |
Paul is as tall as John. |
See also: Sound changes when combining roots and affixes (p. 25)
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