Tagalog 101: basic Tagalog grammar:Understand Tagalog grammar easily I have a good reference book for the things I wrote here. But then, I am not a graduate of "Major in Filipino" nor a licensed educator/ instructor or teacher so if you have professional corrections, those are welcome. NOUN MARKERS Singular -Ang (it’s “the” in English), it is the focus marker in Tagalog Plural -mga Mga- pluralizes nouns , comes before the noun [ never at the end] Examples: Ang ibon -the bird Ang mga ibon -the birds Ang bata - the child Ang mga bata - the children Ang nanay -the mother Ang mga nanay -the mothers Ang aklat -the book Ang mga aklat -the books Personal Markers si - marker use to identify a specific names [of person, animals etc]-for singular names sina - marker use to identify specific names of person -for plural names Examples: Si Anna, Si Peter, Si Karla Si Browny [a dog's name] Si President Aquino, Si Secretary Cruz Sina Patrick, Karl, at Noel At - is “And” in English Examples: Kape at gatas -coffee and milk Upuan at mesa -chair and table Eva at Lucy -Eva and Lucy Uses of “Sa” Sa- similar to the English preposition ‘to’, ‘towards’, ‘in’, ‘on’ , ‘at’, ‘from’ and ‘belong’, or ‘belonging to’ For Ownership Sa akin mine Sa iyo yours Sa kanya hers/ his Kaninong bag ito? /Whose bag is this? Sa akin. / Mine. For Places Sa kwarto in the bedroom Sa kusina at/ in the kitchen Saan ka kakain? / Where will you eat? Sa kainan. / In the dining area. Sa Kenny Rogers. /In Kenny Rogers. For Cities/Towns/Barangay Sa Makati Sa Barangay Bel Air Sa Houston, Texas Saan ka pupunta? /Where are you going? Sa Pasay City. / In Pasay city. Sa- use to refer dates, exact day of the week, months, and year Ex. Sa Lunes on Monday Sa Biyernes on Friday Sa birthday/ kaarawan ni Paul. On Paul’s birthday. Sa a- kwatro ng Marso [ with Spanish words] on the 4th day of March or Sa ika-apat na araw ng Marso [ Tagalog way] We also use SA for future events only. NOT past nor events currently happening Specific events Sa kasal ko on my wedding Sa kaarawan ni Juan on Juan’s birthday Sa araw ng binyag on the day of baptism/on the baptismal day\ Sa Pasko on Christmas