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Learning the Filipino Plural displayed below is vital to the language. Filipino Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. In tagalong they use the word mga which they put in front of the noun which is to be pluralized, mga aklat books. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Filipino Plural |
|---|---|
| Plural | Maramihan |
| my book | ang aking mga libro |
| my books | ang aking mga libro |
| our daughter | ang aming mga anak na babae |
| our daughters | ang aming mga anak na babae |
| I'm cold | ako malamig |
| we're cold | kami ay malamig |
| his chickens | ang kanyang mga chickens |
| their chicken | ang kanilang mga manok |
Notice the structure of the Plural in Filipino.
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Filipino placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Filipino vocabulary.
| English Plural | Filipino Plural |
|---|---|
| alligator | buwaya |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | madala |
| bears | bears |
| bird | ibon |
| birds | ibon |
| bull | toro |
| bulls | bulls |
| cat | pusa |
| cats | cats |
| cow | baka |
| cows | cows |
| deer | usa |
| many deer | maraming mga usa |
| dog | aso |
| dogs | aso |
| donkey | asno |
| donkeys | donkeys |
| eagle | agila |
| eagles | eagles |
| elephant | elepante |
| elephants | elephants |
| giraffe | dyirap |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | goats |
| horse | kabayo |
| horses | kabayo |
| lion | leon |
| lions | Lions |
| monkey | unggoy |
| monkeys | monkeys |
| mouse | mouse |
| mice | mice |
| rabbit | kuneho |
| rabbits | rabbits |
| snake | ahas |
| snakes | snakes |
| tiger | tigre |
| tigers | tigers |
| wolf | malayo sa gutom |
| wolves | wolves |
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