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Adam Jones
Tagalog, how to say 'he said', 'she said'? Can some one help clear this up for me. Sabi niya, sabi nya, sinabi nya and sabinya. Are all of these correct and do they just mean the same thing? If so, which is best to use and is it interchangeable for 'he said' and 'she said'.
Apr 29, 2016 9:59 AM
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Sabi niya is correct. The others can be used but only in text messages/chat cos filipinos tend to shorten words to save space but technically they are not correct. Tagalog doesn't have gender pronouns so you can use sabi niya for both genders :D
April 29, 2016
Sabi niya Sinabi nya Either is okay. He/she said. sabinya - - - no such word, these are two words that were put together but should not be
May 20, 2016
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Adam Jones
Language Skills
English, Filipino (Tagalog), British Sign Language (BSL)
Learning Language
Filipino (Tagalog), British Sign Language (BSL)
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