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Learning the Filipino Pronouns displayed below is vital to the language. Filipino pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).
In Tagalog there are three sorts of pronouns, the ANG pronouns, the Ng (pronounced nang) pronouns and the Sa pronouns. The first group corresponds with the English pronouns I, you, he etc.
ANG is called a focus marker, it marks the subject, or the actor of a sentence, since he, she or it is in the focus of conversation.
Saan ka pupunta? Where are you going (used the same way as the English phrase “How are you?”)
Ako mabuti. I am fine.
NG pronounced nang is called the out of focus marker and it usually describes the object or the one or theme talked about.
Hindi ko alam. I don’t know
Nasaan aklatmo where is your book
Sa is a direction or place marker also it introduces the beneficiary of an action.
Nasa akin ang libro mo. Your book is with me.
Nakatira ako sa kanila. I am staying with the place.
Binili ko ang bulaklak para sa iyo. I bought flowers for you.
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ANG Pronouns |
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I |
Ako |
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you |
ikaw/ka |
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he |
siya |
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she |
siya |
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we |
kami [exclusive]/tayo [inclusive] |
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you |
kayo |
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they |
sila |
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NG Pronouns |
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my / mine |
ko |
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your / yours |
mo |
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his |
niya |
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her / hers |
niya |
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our / ours |
namin [exclusive] / natin [inclusive] |
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your / yours |
ninyo |
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their /theirs |
nila |
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SA Pronouns |
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for me |
sa akin |
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for you |
sa iyo |
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for him |
sa kanya |
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for her |
sa kanya |
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for us |
sa amin [exclusive] / sa atin [inclusive] |
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for you |
sa inyo |
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for them |
sa kanila |
Here are some more examples:
| English Pronouns | Filipino Pronouns |
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| Pronouns | Pronouns |
| I | Ako |
| you | kayo |
| he | siya |
| she | siya |
| we | kami |
| they | sila |
| me | ako |
| you | kayo |
| him | sa kanya |
| her | kanya |
| us | kami |
| them | sa kanila |
| my | ko |
| your | iyong |
| his | ang kanyang |
| her | kanya |
| our | ang aming |
| their | ang kanilang |
| mine | minahan |
| yours | inyo |
| his | ang kanyang |
| hers | kanya |
| ours | atin |
| theirs | kanila |
Notice the structure of the Pronouns in Filipino.
Below is a list of the Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns in Filipino placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Filipino vocabulary.
| English Pronouns | Filipino Pronouns |
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| I speak | ginagamit ko |
| you speak | makipag-usap sa iyo |
| he speaks | siya nagsasalita |
| she speaks | siya nagsasalita |
| we speak | makipag-usap namin |
| they speak | makipag-usap sila |
| give me | bigyan ako |
| give you | magbigay sa iyo |
| give him | magbigay sa kanya |
| give her | magbigay sa kanya |
| give us | bigyan sa amin |
| give them | bigyan sila ng |
| my book | ang aking mga libro |
| your book | ang iyong mga libro |
| his book | ang kanyang mga libro |
| her book | kanyang libro |
| our book | ang aming mga libro |
| their book | kanilang mga libro |
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