TAGALOG LINKERS Some Occurrences of Linkers Source Ramos

TAGALOG LINKERS Some Occurrences of Linkers Source: Ramos, T. V. (1971)Tagalog Stuctures

Uses of Linkers u. Link words that are related to each other as a modifier and a modified word

Kinds of Linkers una - is a linker that connects when the first word ends in a consonant. u. Ng - is a variant of na which is attached to the first word that ends in a vowel

Before or after the noun head uadjective + linker+ noun (or vice versa) – payat na Maria – Mariang payat u. Demonstrative Pronoun + linker + noun (vice versa) – itong bahay – bahay na ito

– both positions can occur for emphasis • itong bahay na ito u. Sa Pronoun (my, mine, his, her, etc. ) + linker + noun – aking bahay – iyong bahay

u. Interrogative Pronoun (who, what, etc. )+ linker + Noun – Sinong taong ito? – Aling pagkain ang gusto mo? – Kaninong lapis ito? – Ilang selyo ang gusto mo? – Anong kalye ito?

u. Indefinite Pronoun (anybody, somebody) + linker + noun – ibang tao – sinumang tao u. Numeral +linker +noun – tatlong babae – apat na babae

u. Quantifier (expresses /in/definite numbers/amount) + linker + noun – kaunting kanin – maraming tao u. Noun + linker + noun – kapatid na babae – babaeng kapatid

utitle + linker + noun – Binibining Crail – Aling Michelle – Ginoong Ben/Ginang Miller

u. Existential Particle (there is, there are no. . )+ linker+ noun – mayroong lapis – walang lapis uverb+linker+verb – ang tumatakbong bata

uadverb (modify verb, nouns, adjectives) + linker+time noun – tuwing umaga – tuwing Oktubre – tuwing lunes

Before Verbs u. Pseudo Verbs (verb-like words, stative verbs) + linker +Infinitive Verb – Gustong Kumain ni Maria – Maaring lumabas ang mga estudyante – Kailangang mag-aral siya.