Tagalog Intensifiers and Downtoners: Group 1
|
intensifier / downtoner |
meaning |
example |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
… nang kaunti’ |
a bit |
malaki nang kaunti’ |
a bit big |
|
hindi’ gaano ng |
not very |
hindi’ gaanong malaki |
not very big |
|
hindi’ masyado ng |
not so, not that |
hindi’ masyadong malaki |
not so big |
|
medyo |
pretty, rather, quite |
medyo malaki |
pretty big, rather big |
|
talaga (-ng) |
really |
talagang malaki, malaki talaga |
really big |
|
masyado (-ng) |
too |
masyadong malaki, malaki masyado |
too big |
intensifier / downtoner |
… nang kaunti’ |
meaning |
a bit |
example |
malaki nang kaunti’ |
meaning |
a bit big |
intensifier / downtoner |
hindi’ gaano ng |
meaning |
not very |
example |
hindi’ gaanong malaki |
meaning |
not very big |
intensifier / downtoner |
hindi’ masyado ng |
meaning |
not so, not that |
example |
hindi’ masyadong malaki |
meaning |
not so big |
intensifier / downtoner |
medyo |
meaning |
pretty, rather, quite |
example |
medyo malaki |
meaning |
pretty big, rather big |
intensifier / downtoner |
talaga (-ng) |
meaning |
really |
example |
talagang malaki, malaki talaga |
meaning |
really big |
intensifier / downtoner |
masyado (-ng) |
meaning |
too |
example |
masyadong malaki, malaki masyado |
meaning |
too big |
See also: Na/-ng (p. 28)
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