Tagalog Pronouns, Gender, and Number
Tagalog pronouns used in place of persons can be grouped as follows:
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Number/Person
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subject pronouns
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object pronouns
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possessive pronouns
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One/singular
First
Second
third
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ako-I ikaw-you,ka-you
siya-he/she
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ko-me
mo-you
niya-her/his
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akin-mine
iyo-yours
kanya-his/hers
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Double/Two
First
Second
Third
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Kita-we/you and I, tayo - we [inclusive-the two of us]
kayo-you [exclusive-the two of you]
sila - them
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natin-we
ninyo-you [exclusive]
nila-them
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atin-ours
inyo-your
kanila-theirs
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Plural
First
Second
Third
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kami-we kayo-you
sila-they
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namin-us
ninyo-you
nila-them
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amin-our
inyo-your
kanila - their
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Tagalog pronouns must have unity with nouns in number and gender.
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Singular Pronouns
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Plural Pronouns
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Nanalo si Pacquiao. (Pacquio won.)
Nanalo siya.
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Nanalo sina Pacquiao. (Pacquiao and company won.[or Pacquiao and those
with Pacquiao won.])
Nanalo sila. (They won.)
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Disenyo ng modista(Dressmaker's design)
Disenyo niya or Kanyangdisenyo (Her design)
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Disenyo ng mga modista
(Dressmakers' design)
Disenyo nila or Kanilang disenyo (Their design)
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Pelikula ni Brilliantes (Film of Brilliantes or Film by Brilliantes)
Pelikula niya or Kanyangpelikula (His film)
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Pelikula nina Brilliantes at Meily
(Film of/by Brilliantes and Meily)
Pelikula nila or Kanilang pelikula (Their film)
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Bibisita si Marina sa bayan.(Marina will visit the town.)
Bibisita siya sa bayan. (She will visit the town.)
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Bibisita sina Marina sa mga bayan-bayan.
(Marina and company will visit towns.)
Bibisita sila sa mga bayan-bayan. (They will visit the towns.)
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Isusumbong ka ni Mario kay Tulfo. (Mario will report you to Tulfo.)
Isusumbong ka niya kay Tulfo. (He will report you to Tulfo.)
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Isusumbong ka nina Ka Obet kina Tulfo at Sanchez.
(Ka Obet and company will report you to Tulfo and Sanchez.)
Isusumbong ka nila kina Tulfo at Sanchez. (They will report you to Tulfo and Sanchez.)
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Learn about other Parts of Speech in Tagalog aside from Tagalog Pronouns