Common Uses of Tagalog Sa Markers
1. Showing possession or belonging (“‘s”).
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Kay Ralph ang bag. |
The bag is Ralph’s. |
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Sa bata’ ang bag. |
The bag belongs to the child. Lit. The bag is the child’s. |
2. Indicating location or direction (“in, on, at, into, onto, to, towards, from, through etc.”).
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Kumain sa school ang babae. |
The woman ate at school. |
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Pumunta sa school ang babae. |
The woman went to school. |
Note: In some cases, ng may also be used to indicate direction (p. 41).
3. Marking the non-POD “direction” of an action. The direction of an action is the person or thing, for which or in whose direction the action is performed. A non-POD direction is a direction that is part of the News (p. 30) instead of the POD (p. 30). The non-POD direction may be definite or indefinite.
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Sumulat kay Mary ang babae. |
The woman wrote (to) Mary. |
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Nagtanong sa doktor ang babae. |
The woman asked a/the doctor. |
Difference between direction and object:
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direction of an action |
object of an action |
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write (to) Mary, write (to) me |
write a letter, write a list |
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ask the doctor, ask her |
ask a question, ask his name |
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