Tagalog Adjectives with Syllable Repetition
For
ma- adjectives:
ma-
+rep2 –
pretty, quite, rather…
|
maliit |
small |
maliit-liit |
pretty small |
|
malapit |
near |
malapit-lapit |
quite near |
|
masarap |
tasty |
masarap-sarap |
quite tasty |
| maliit |
small |
| maliit-liit |
pretty small |
| malapit |
near |
| malapit-lapit |
quite near |
| masarap |
tasty |
| masarap-sarap |
quite tasty |
For some unaffixed adjectives:
rep2 –
thoroughly, completely, full of, all…
|
sira’ |
broken, damaged |
sira-sira’ |
completely broken or worn out |
|
hiwalay |
separated |
hiwa-hiwalay |
thoroughly separated or scattered |
|
butas |
having a hole |
butas-butas |
full of holes |
|
baliktad |
upside down, inside out, back to front |
bali-baliktad |
all topsy-turvy, jumbled or mixed up |
| sira’ |
broken, damaged |
| sira-sira’ |
completely broken or worn out |
| hiwalay |
separated |
| hiwa-hiwalay |
thoroughly separated or scattered |
| butas |
having a hole |
| butas-butas |
full of holes |
| baliktad |
upside down, inside out, back to front |
| bali-baliktad |
all topsy-turvy, jumbled or mixed up |
See also:
- Ma- adjectives (p. 216)
- Affixed and unaffixed adjectives (p. 213)
- Syllable repetition (p. 27)
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