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| Let the studying begin | post | Marvin Johanning | <!--more--> |
Tagalog Diary — 2022-04-21
This is my first diary entry. I hope to publish a new entry every day.
Tasks
- Finish at least lesson 12
- Learn some more vocabulary
- Speak / chat a bit
Colours
- Word root
- Infix or root repetition
- Prefix
Interesting new words
- ipakilála (loc.) ↪ to introduce
- kilalá (adj.) ↪ well-known, familar, famous, popular
- Unknown and new conjugation (ipa- verb)
- ipakilála, ipinakilála, ipinakikilála, ipakikilála
- The word that was used for the phrase “It is a pleasure to meet you” has the same root but a different prefix, hence its meaning is somewhat different from ipakilala
- makilála (obj.) ↪ to meet / get to know someone
- namán (enclitic, adverb) ↪ so, likewise, emphasis
- It can mean “likewise” or ”so” depending on context
- It can, however, also be used to emphasise the speaker’s feelings
- magsalita ka naman ↪ “Please say something”
What was most difficult?
The most difficult part was the new verb.
What was learnt?
The main theme of the lesson was introducing someone to someone else. It introduces a new verb, ipinakilala, but does, unfortunately, not really introduce verb conjugations yet. According to tagalog.com, it appears to be a locative verb (which makes sense, as you are introducing someone to someone else) and the conjugation appears mostly straightforward: —
| Infinitive | Past | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| iparoot | ipinaroot | ipinaroroot | iparoroot |
Additionally, it uses the ko form of the first person singular pronoun, not the ako. I believe this to be the case with all non-actor focussed verbs, at least it has been this case with all the verbs I have so far come across. Therefore, the person being introduced is in the ang form: Ipinakikilala ko sa iyo ang aking ama.
iyo is "to you / yours" and, combined with sa, often turns into sa’yo for short. The plural form would be inyo.
- Ipinakikilala ko sa iyo sina Angel, Tony at si Chris, mga kaibigan ko.
- Introducing-am I to you (person marker plural) Angel, Tony and (person marker singular) Chris, (plural marker) friends mo