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ng-set & sa-set Pronouns

The other two pronoun sets

ng-set pronouns = non-focus (object/possessor/actor)

ko, mo, niya ...

📊 Three pronoun sets
Person ang-set ng-set sa-set
I ako ko akin
you ka / ikaw mo iyo
he/she siya niya kaniya
we (incl.) tayo natin atin
💬 Examples
Kinain ko ang mansanas.
I ate the apple.
📝 ko = I (ng-set, non-focus actor)
libro ko
my book
📝 ko = my (possessor)
sa-set pronouns = location / emphasis / possession

akin, iyo, kaniya ...

💬 Examples
Para sa akin ito.
This is for me.
📝 akin = (to/for) me (sa-set)
Akin ito.
This is mine.
📝 Fronted sa-set = emphatic possession
Possession: ng-set after the noun, sa-set before

Two word orders.

💬 Examples
bahay ko
my house
📝 ng-set possessive (after the noun)
aking bahay
my house
📝 sa-set possessive (before, + linker)