Order of Tagalog Enclitic Words
When there are two or more enclitic words in a sentence, they generally appear in the following order:
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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ka ko mo |
na/pa man nga’ din/rin lang |
naman daw/raw po’/ho’ ba |
pala kaya’ muna tuloy kasi yata’ sana |
niya namin natin ninyo nila |
ako siya kami tayo kayo sila |
|
kita |
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|
1 |
ka ko mo |
|
2 |
na/pa man nga’ din/rin lang naman daw/raw po’/ho’ ba pala kaya’ muna tuloy kasi yata’ sana |
|
3 |
niya namin natin ninyo nila |
|
4 |
ako siya kami tayo kayo sila |
|
3 / 4 |
kita |
Note: Enclitic particles (column 2) are generally used in the order given above, i.e. na comes before man, lang before naman etc.
Examples:
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Nakita’ ko sila. |
I saw them. |
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Nakita’ nila ako. |
They saw me. |
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Nakita’ rin kita. |
I saw you too. |
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Nakita’ rin yata’ nila ako. |
Maybe they saw me too. |
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Nakita’ ka rin yata’ nila. |
Maybe they saw you too. |
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