Essential Tagalog Grammar: Terminology

Note: To understand why we use the term POD, see The Tagalog focus, subject or Point of Departure (POD).

term used in this book

other name(s)

Point of Departure (POD)

subject, topic, trigger, focus, theme

News

predicate, comment, focus, rheme

doer

actor, agent, performer

completed

perfective

uncompleted

imperfective

unstarted

contemplated

recently completed

recent perfective

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From Essential Tagalog Grammar by Fiona De Vos
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