Tagalog POD–Ay–News
This sentence pattern is generally used in written Tagalog and formal spoken Tagalog.
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Ang bata’ ay kumain. (Kumain ang bata’.) |
The child ate. |
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Ikaw ay maganda. (Maganda ka.) |
You are pretty. |
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Ikaw ay nakita’ ko. (Nakita’ kita.) |
I saw you. Lit. You were seen by me. |
Ay may be shortened to ‘y if the preceding word ends in a vowel, /n/ or /w/ (‘y replaces /n/ or /w/).
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Siya ay maganda. Siya’y maganda. |
She’s pretty. |
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Ikaw ay maganda. Ika’y maganda. |
You’re pretty. |
See also: Ikaw and ka (p. 45), Kita (p. 60)
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