Go Filipino - 17. Let's Talk About Locations (Pronouns, Part 3)
A pseudo breakdown transcript of the podcast Go Filipino Lesson 17 by Kris Andres. For more information about Kris and his podcast check out his Patreon!
This episode brought to you today by the Tagalog word pagkakaisa
.
pagkakaisa
- Unity. The condition of having a singular or shared want or belief.
Locative Pronouns
This batch of pronouns replaces nouns or noun phrases introduced by the markers sa
, kay
, and kina
. They are called locative pronouns and there are four ways to use them. In this lesson we're only going to tackle the singular personal pronouns.
Akin
akin
- Me, or my - First person singular locative pronoun
- Also indicates possession. Unlike
ko
,akin
is placed before the noun.
The first function of akin
is as a possession marker.
Aking Kuya
- My older brother
aking
- My- it consists of
akin
, plus theg
linker to connect it to a noun. Much like how an adjective that ends with ann
is added theg
to connect it to a noun.
- it consists of
Kuya
- Older Brother- It is most likely borrowed from another Chinese word which I won't even attempt to spell out, that meant 5th oldest brother.
- Take note that possessions that begin with
akin
much like those that end withko
can become the focus of the sentence. - In this case we could've use the phrase
Ang akin kuya
orang kuya ko
The second function of akin
and the rest of the locative pronouns is to indicate location.
Nasa akin ang pitaka mo
- Your wallet is with me
Nasa
- An adverb that indicates where an object or person is locatedakin
- MeNasa akin
means with me or within me
ang
- Focus markerpitaka
- Walletmo
- Your
The third function of akin
and the rest of the locative pronouns is to indicate direction. A prepositional phrase that indicates movement towards or away from me is expressed by the phrase Sa akin
.
ipakita mo sa akin ang pera
- Show me the money
Ipakita
- Show, in imperative formmo
- You, as a non focus actorsa
- Direction markerakin
- Meang
- Focus markerpera
- Money
The fourth and final function of akin
as well as other locative pronouns is to indicate the beneficiary of an action or the reason of an action. The beneficiary is usually expressed by the phrase para sa akin
, which means "for me". While the reason is usually expressed as dahil sa akin
, which means "because of me"
Nagluto ako para sa akin
- I cooked for myself
Nagluto
- Cookedako
- I, the focus of the sentence the one who performed the act of cookingpara
- Forsa
- It is usually a direction marker, but sincesa
comes afterpara
it becomes a beneficiary markerakin
- me
Iyo
iyo
- The second person, singular locative pronoun. Which means you, or your, depending on the function.
Iyong kape
- Your coffee
Iyong
- Yourkape
- coffee
Nasa iyong ang pag-ibig ko
- My love is with you.
Nasa
- An adverb that indicates where an object or person is locatediyo
- Youang
- Focus Markerpag-ibig
- Love, fondness forko
- My
Kabibigay ko sa iyo ng dyario
- translate
Kabibigay
- Just gave, or recently gavebigay
- Root Word - give
ko
- Isa
- Direction Markeriyo
- young
- Object markerdiyaryo
- newspaper
Lumakas ako ng dahil sa iyo
- I became strong because of you.
lumakas
- Became strongako
- Ing
- Has many uses in the Tagalog language. In this scenario it introduces a past scenario before the verb. Which is the reason behind the action.dahil
- Becausesa
- Direction markeriyo
- you
Kanya
kanya
- Third person singular locative pronoun. It means his, or him, or her. Just like it's cousin pronoun, siya
, kanya
is gender neutral.
Kanyang kapatid
- His/her sibling.
Kanyang
- His/herkapatid
- Sibling, usually a younger brother or sister.
Nasa kanya ang bagahe mo
- He/she has your luggage/You luggage is with him/her.
Nasa
- An adverb that indicates where an object or person is locatedkanya
- He/she or him/herang
- Focus markerbagahe
- luggage/baggagemo
- your
Binigay sa kanya ang premyo
- The prize was given to him/her.
Binigay
- Gave, the act of giving has happenedsa
- Direction markerkanya
- him/herang
- Focus markerpremyo
- prize
Nagdasal ako para sa kanya
- I prayed for him/her.
Nagdasal
- Prayed, the act of praying has happenedako
- Ipara
- Forsa
- Direction Markerkanya
- Him/her
Outro
Tagalog Proverb
Magbasa muna bago pumuna
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