Tagalog Repeated Adjectives

An adjective can be repeated to intensify its meaning. Na/-ng (p. 28) is placed after the first adjective. Examples:

maliit

small

maliit na maliit

very small

malaki

big

malaking malaki

very big

pagod

tired

pagod na pagod

very tired

maliit

small

maliit na maliit

very small

malaki

big

malaking malaki

very big

pagod

tired

pagod na pagod

very tired

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