Tagalog Mismo
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ako mismo |
I myself |
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si John mismo |
John himself |
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ang babae mismo |
the woman herself |
Sentences:
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Pumunta ako mismo. |
I myself went. |
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Pumunta si John mismo. |
John himself went. |
When used in the News (p. 30) of a sentence, mismo can also come before the noun or the pronoun. Na/-ng (p. 28) is added in this case. Examples:
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Ako mismo ang pumunta.* Mismong ako ang pumunta. |
The one who went was I myself. |
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Si John mismo ang pumunta. Mismong si John ang pumunta. |
The one who went was John himself. |
* See also: Verbs, adjectives etc. used as nouns (p. 85)
Note: Mismo can also be used to add emphasis to a word or a phrase (“right” or “very”).
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sa gitna’ mismo |
right in the middle |
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dito mismo |
right here |
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sa sunod na araw mismo |
the very next day |
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