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Adjectives

ma- and the linker

Many adjectives use the ma- prefix

ma- + root.

💬 Examples
maganda
beautiful
📝 ma- + ganda (beauty)
mabait
kind
📝 ma- + bait (kindness)
A linker joins adjective and noun

na (after consonants) / -ng (after vowels).

📊 Adjective + noun (linker)
Adjective ends in Linker Example
vowel -ng (attached) magandang bahay
consonant (not n) na (separate) mabait na tao
-n -g (replaces n) -
💬 Examples
magandang bahay
beautiful house
📝 maganda + -ng + bahay
mabait na tao
kind person
📝 mabait + na + tao (after a consonant)
Plurals use mga or reduplication

For plurality or emphasis.

💬 Examples
mga magagandang bahay
beautiful houses
📝 Reduplication (maga-) for a plural adjective
mga bata
children
📝 mga = plural marker (before the noun)