The Tagalog News
The News is what is said about the POD. It is the relatively new information communicated to the listener.
In basic Tagalog sentences, the News generally comes before the POD. Examples:
|
News |
POD |
Translation |
|---|---|---|
|
Teacher teacher |
ang babae. the woman |
The woman is a teacher. |
|
Kumain ate |
ang babae. the woman |
The woman ate. |
|
Kumain ng ice cream ate ice cream |
ang babae. the woman |
The woman ate ice cream. |
|
Maganda pretty |
ang babae. the woman |
The woman is pretty. |
|
Nasa school in school |
ang babae. the woman |
The woman is in school. |
|
May kotse has a car |
ang babae. the woman |
The woman has a car. |
News |
Teacher teacher |
POD |
ang babae. the woman |
Translation |
The woman is a teacher. |
News |
Kumain ate |
POD |
ang babae. the woman |
Translation |
The woman ate. |
News |
Kumain ng ice cream ate ice cream |
POD |
ang babae. the woman |
Translation |
The woman ate ice cream. |
News |
Maganda pretty |
POD |
ang babae. the woman |
Translation |
The woman is pretty. |
News |
Nasa school in school |
POD |
ang babae. the woman |
Translation |
The woman is in school. |
News |
May kotse has a car |
POD |
ang babae. the woman |
Translation |
The woman has a car. |
In conversation, the POD can be omitted when it has just been mentioned. For example, the question, “Who is John?” can be answered in Tagalog with—
|
Pinsan ni Mary. |
Mary’s cousin. |
While the question, “What did the dog do?” can be answered with—
|
Kumain. Tapos natulog. |
Ate. Then slept. |
Note:
1. In certain sentences, the POD comes before the News. See also: POD-first sentences (p. 373)
2. Various other terms have been used to refer to the POD and the News. See also: Appendix B: Terminology (p. 392)
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