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Question about comparisons in Filipino Language?
In Tagalog how to use/translate comparison structure in these sentences...
1)He is taller than me, I am taller than him
2) He is older than me, I am older than him
3) He is smarter than me, I am smarter than him.
Sep 26, 2013 8:24 AM
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Mas matangkad sya kaysa sa akin. Mas matangkad ako kaysa sa kanya.
Mas matanda sya kaysa sa akin. Mas matanda ako kaysa sa kanya.
Mas matalino sya kaysa sa akin. Mas matalino ako kaysa sa kanya.
Comparative Degree:
To indicate that one thing is on a higher level than another, Tagalog speakers use the word "mas" and "kaysa/kesa" (than).
Superlative Degree:
When comparing things in superlative form. For this, we'll need the prefix "pinaka" and the word "sa." for example . Ako ang pinakamatalino sa klase. ( I am the smartest in the class )
September 26, 2013
Positive Case - The adjective can stand on its own.
matangkad
matanda
matalino
Comparative Case - The adjective precedes the word "mas" (more/much). The adjective is then preceded by the word "kaysa sa" + noun or pronoun.
mas matangkad
mas matanda
mas matalino
Superlative Case - The prefix "pinaka" is added to stress the highest degree or intensity of an adjective. Depending on the sentence, the superlative case may stand by itself or can by preceded by "kaysa sa" + collective pronoun (kanila = them) (amin = us) (lahat = all)
pinakamatangkad
pinakamatanda
pinakamatalino
October 10, 2013
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