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ba and question words

ba marks a yes/no question

A little question particle.

💬 Examples
Guro ka ba?
Are you a teacher?
📝 ba = yes/no question marker
Masaya ka ba?
Are you happy?
📝 ba after the predicate (+ pronoun)
Question words come first

ano, sino, saan, kailan, bakit, paano, ilan, magkano.

📊 Question words
Tagalog English
ano what
sino who
saan where
kailan when
bakit why
paano how
ilan how many
magkano how much
💬 Examples
Ano ito?
What is this?
📝 ano = what
Saan ka pupunta?
Where are you going?
📝 saan = where
sino uses si-type marking (people)

'who'.

💬 Examples
Sino siya?
Who is he/she?
📝 sino = who
Kanino ito?
Whose is this?
📝 kanino = whose / to whom