If you're trying to learn Filipino Feminine you will find out that Filipino actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Filipino. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
As we mentioned before, there is no Filipino gender which is good news (compared to other languages).
While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Filipino, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".
Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Filipino, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.
Here are some examples:
| English Gender | Filipino Gender |
|---|---|
| Feminine | Pambabae |
| he is happy | siya ay masaya |
| she is happy | siya ay masaya |
| he is American | siya ay Amerikano |
| she is American | siya ay Amerikano |
| man | tao |
| woman | babae |
| father | ama |
| mother | ina |
| brother | kapatid na lalaki |
| sister | kapatid na babae |
| uncle | tiyuhin |
| aunt | tiyahin |
| bull | toro |
| cow | baka |
| boy | batang lalaki |
| girl | batang babae |
As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Filipino.
Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Filipino Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| objects | bagay |
| bathroom | banyo |
| bed | kama |
| bedroom | silid-tulugan |
| ceiling | kisame |
| chair | upuan |
| clothes | mga damit |
| coat | amerikana |
| cup | tasa |
| desk | mesa |
| dress | damit |
| floor | palapag |
| fork | tinidor |
| furniture | mga kasangkapan sa bahay |
| glass | salamin |
| hat | sombrero |
| house | bahay |
| ink | tinta |
| jacket | dyaket |
| kitchen | kusina |
| knife | kutsilyo |
| lamp | ilawan |
| letter | sulat |
| map | mapa |
| newspaper | pahayagan |
| notebook | kuwaderno |
| pants | pantalon |
| paper | papel |
| pen | pluma |
| pencil | lapis |
| pharmacy | parmasya |
| picture | larawan |
| plate | plato |
| refrigerator | ref |
| restaurant | restawran |
| roof | bubong |
| room | kuwarto |
| rug | alpombra |
| scissors | gunting |
| shampoo | shampoo |
| shirt | sando |
| shoes | sapatos |
| soap | sabon |
| socks | medyas |
| spoon | kutsara |
| table | mesa |
| toilet | banyo |
| toothbrush | sipilyo ng ngipin |
| toothpaste | tutpeyst |
| towel | tuwalya |
| umbrella | payong |
| underwear | damit na panloob |
| wall | pader |
| wallet | pitaka |
| window | bintana |
| telephone | telepono |
Feminine and Masculine are absent from Filipino, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Filipino gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Filipino lessons here: Learn Filipino. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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