Learning Tagalog

Tagalog Kami Ni John etc.

“Plural personal pronoun + Ng phrase” is generally understood as follows:

kami	we (excluding you)
kami ni John	John and I
kami nina John	John and others and I
kami nina John at Mark	John, Mark and I
kami ng babae	the woman and I
kami ng mga babae	the women and I/us

tayo	we (including you)
tayo ni John	John, you and I
tayo nina John	John and others, you and I
tayo nina John at Mark	John, Mark, you and I
tayo ng babae	the woman, you and I
tayo ng mga babae	the women, you and I/us

kayo	you (plural)
kayo ni John	John and you (singular)
kayo nina John	John and others and you (sg.)
kayo nina John at Mark	John, Mark and you (sg.)
kayo ng babae	the woman and you (sg.)
kayo ng mga babae	the women and you (sg./pl.)

sila	they
sila ni John	he/she and John
sila nina John	he/she, John and others
sila nina John at Mark	he/she, John and Mark
sila ng babae	he/she and the woman
sila ng mga babae	he/she/they and the women

Sentences:

*Kumain kami ni John.*	John and I ate.
*Kumain kami nina John at Mark.*	John, Mark and I ate.

Kumain sila ni John.

He/she and John ate.

Kinain nila ni John ang mangga.

He/she and John ate the mango.

Lit. The mango was eaten by him/her and John.

Sumulat sa kanila ni John ang babae.

The woman wrote (to) him/her and John.

See also:

Please respect copyright. Learn more

Contents | Detailed Contents | Up ▲

See notes on Terminology and Pronunciation Marks

This grammar guide is part of the Learning Tagalog Course.
Do you want to speak Tagalog fluently?

Tagalog grammar book

From Essential Tagalog Grammar: A Reference for Learners of Tagalog, Second Edition
By Fiona De Vos

“I got a copy of your book and I love it. It’s really the best I’ve come across.”
— Martin Kelemenis, Geneva, Switzerland