Tagalog Enclitic Words in Clauses or Ang/Ng/Sa Phrases

If an enclitic word is a part of a clause, it follows the first word of the clause. Example:

Dahil gutom si Alfred, kumain siya ng kanin.

Because Alfred was hungry, he ate some rice.

If an enclitic word is a part of an Ang/Ng/Sa phrase (p. 59), it follows the word after ang/ng/sa. Example:

Ito ang kinain niya kahapon.

This is what he/she ate yesterday.

See also: Verbs, adjectives etc. used as nouns (p. 85)

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