EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
(personal name marker)...
depository; place for safekeeping...
summary; synthesis...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/si/
FIL: Isang pantukoy na ginagamit bago ang isang pangngalang pantangi ng tao sa kaukulang palagyo.
EN: (personal name marker)
The little word that's basically a spotlight operator for people's names. You can't just say 'Juan is coming.' You have to give him a proper intro: 'Parating na **si** Juan.' It's the grammatical version of pointing at someone. Without 'si', your sentence about a person sounds naked and wrong.
Native Tagalog.
Used for singular personal names in the nominative case (as the subject). The plural form is 'sina' (e.g., 'sina Juan at Maria'). The possessive/objective form is 'ni'.
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🇺🇸 Who is with you? Pedro.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.