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Adjectives & Adverbs
Descriptive words with ma-, reduplication for degree, adverbs of manner and frequency
maganda
beautiful
mah-gahn-dah
Ma- prefix is the most common adjective-forming prefix
mabait
kind / good-natured
mah-bah-it
Ma- plus bait (kindness) makes mabait
malaki
big / large
mah-lah-kee
Opposite: maliit (small)
maliit
small / little
mah-lee-it
Common adjective pair: malaki/maliit
mabilis
fast / quick
mah-bee-lis
Opposite: mabagal (slow)
napaka-
very / extremely (prefix)
nah-pah-kah
Napakaganda = extremely beautiful; intensifier prefix
mas maganda
more beautiful
mahs mah-gahn-dah
Mas plus adjective = comparative degree
Mabilis siyang tumakbo.
He/she runs fast.
mah-bee-lis see-yahng too-mahk-boh
Adverb of manner follows the verb or precedes it as predicate
palagi
always
pah-lah-gee
Frequency adverb; minsan = sometimes; hindi kailanman = never
masaya
happy / fun
mah-sah-yah
Also means enjoyable when describing events