Identical Tagalog Adjectives and Nouns
Some adjectives are identical to a noun except that the noun has a long vowel.
|
adjective |
noun |
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
buhay |
alive |
buhay |
life |
|
galit |
angry |
galit |
anger |
|
gutom |
hungry |
gutom |
hunger |
|
pagod |
tired |
pagod |
tiredness |
|
sira’ |
damaged |
sira’ |
damage |
|
sunog |
burnt |
sunog |
fire |
|
tulog |
asleep |
tulog |
sleep |
|
adjective |
buhay |
|
alive |
|
|
noun |
buhay |
|
life |
|
adjective |
galit |
|
angry |
|
|
noun |
galit |
|
anger |
|
adjective |
gutom |
|
hungry |
|
|
noun |
gutom |
|
hunger |
|
adjective |
pagod |
|
tired |
|
|
noun |
pagod |
|
tiredness |
|
adjective |
sira’ |
|
damaged |
|
|
noun |
sira’ |
|
damage |
|
adjective |
sunog |
|
burnt |
|
|
noun |
sunog |
|
fire |
|
adjective |
tulog |
|
asleep |
|
|
noun |
tulog |
|
sleep |
See also: Long vowels (stress) (p. 18)
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