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Filipino Adjectives
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Filipino Adjectives
Learning the Filipino Adjectives displayed below is vital to the language. Filipino Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. n Tagalog adjectives are formed by putting ma before a word, lik maganda, malait, matagal. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Filipino Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | adjectives |
| a green tree | isang berdeng puno |
| a tall building | isang matangkad gusali |
| a very old man | isang napaka-lumang tao |
| the old red house | ang lumang pulang bahay |
| a very nice friend | isang very nice kaibigan |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Filipino.
List of Adjectives in Filipino
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Filipino placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Filipino vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Filipino Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | watawat |
| black | itim |
| blue | asul |
| brown | kayumanggi |
| gray | kulay-abo |
| green | berde |
| orange | kahel |
| purple | lila |
| red | pula |
| white | puti |
| yellow | dilaw |
| sizes | sukat |
| big | malaki |
| deep | malalim |
| long | mahaba |
| narrow | makitid |
| short | maikli |
| small | maliit |
| tall | matangkad |
| thick | makapal |
| thin | manipis |
| wide | malawak |
| shapes | hugis |
| circular | pabilog |
| straight | tuwid |
| square | parisukat |
| triangular | tryanggulo |
| tastes | kagustuhan |
| bitter | mapait |
| fresh | sariwa |
| salty | maalat |
| sour | maasim |
| spicy | maanghang |
| sweet | matamis |
| qualities | katangian |
| bad | masama |
| clean | malinis |
| dark | madilim |
| difficult | mahirap |
| dirty | marumi |
| dry | tuyo |
| easy | madali |
| empty | walang laman |
| expensive | mahal |
| fast | mabilis |
| foreign | dayuhan |
| full | puno |
| good | mabuti |
| hard | mahirap |
| heavy | mabigat |
| inexpensive | mura |
| light | liwanag |
| local | lokal |
| new | bago |
| noisy | maingay |
| old | luma |
| powerful | malakas |
| quiet | tahimik |
| correct | tama |
| slow | mabagal |
| soft | malambot |
| very | tunay |
| weak | mahina |
| wet | basa |
| wrong | mali |
| young | bata |
| quantities | dami |
| few | ilan |
| little | kaunti |
| many | marami |
| much | magkano |
| part | bahagi |
| some | ilan |
| a few | ilang |
| whole | buo |
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