Aralín Bilang 2: Mga Ayos Ng Pangungusap
Natural speakers of Tagalog always start with the verb first or the details of the statement and the subject is either mentioned towards the middle or at the end.
Welcome once again! Here's Lesson 2 on Verbs For Intermediate In Tagalog. Intermediate students are expected to have possessed a wider range of vocabulary including the following verbs:
- Maglutò (verb infinitive): to cook
- Kumantá (verb infinitive): to sing
- Umiyak (verb infinitive): to cry
- Magbasá (verb infinitive): to read
- Maiwan (verb infinitive): to be able to leave something
- Bumilí (verb infinitive): to buy
In Aralin #1, you were able to define verb and what's its term in Tagalog. That's pandiwà. You've also understood that some Tagalog sentences don't contain any single verb. In this post, let's see how Tagalog verbs are placed in a sentence if there's one.
Essential Questions
- How are Tagalog sentences structured?
- Which structure is commonly spoken?
Discussion: Tagalog Sentence Structure
Consider the statement: "I know how to cook adobo". The following sentences are the Tagalog translations of it and both are correct:
