Tagalog In Twos etc.
|
rep2 |
-an |
meaning |
|---|---|---|
|
isa-isa |
isahan |
in ones, one by one, one at a time |
|
dala-dalawa |
dalawahan |
in twos, in pairs, two at a time |
|
tatlu-tatlo |
tatluhan |
in threes, three at a time |
|
apat-apat |
apatan |
in fours, four at a time |
|
lima-lima |
limahan |
in fives, five at a time |
|
sampu-sampu’ |
sampuan |
in tens, ten at a time |
|
dala-dalawampu’ |
dalawampuan |
in groups of 20, 20 at a time |
rep2 |
isa-isa |
-an |
isahan |
meaning |
in ones, one by one, one at a time |
rep2 |
dala-dalawa |
-an |
dalawahan |
meaning |
in twos, in pairs, two at a time |
rep2 |
tatlu-tatlo |
-an |
tatluhan |
meaning |
in threes, three at a time |
rep2 |
apat-apat |
-an |
apatan |
meaning |
in fours, four at a time |
rep2 |
lima-lima |
-an |
limahan |
meaning |
in fives, five at a time |
rep2 |
sampu-sampu’ |
-an |
sampuan |
meaning |
in tens, ten at a time |
rep2 |
dala-dalawampu’ |
-an |
dalawampuan |
meaning |
in groups of 20, 20 at a time |
Rep2 can also express the idea of excessive number.
|
Dala-dalawa ang laptop niya. |
He/she has two laptops. Lit. His/her laptops are two. (when only one is needed or expected) |
See also: Syllable repetition (p. 27), Cardinal numbers (p. 236)
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