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created: 2025-01-01What do you often add to a word in English to indicate there is more than one of something?
To indicate there is more than one of something in English, you often add to a word the suffix -s.
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What is the act of indicating that there is more than one of something called?
The act of indicating that there is more than one of something is called pluralization.
How does Tagalog pluralize words?
Tagalog pluralizes words by adding the marker "mga" right before a noun.
Titser ang mga magulang namin.
Estudyante sa UP ang mga kasama ko.
Masaya ang mga bata sa park.
Mabait ang mga kapitbahay niya.
Dumating ang mga kamag-anak ni Fe.
Nandito ang mga kaklase ni Raymond.
Our parents are teachers.
My companions are students at UP.
The kids at the park are happy.
Her neighbors are nice.
Fe's relatives came.
Raymond's classmates are here.
What is another way of expressing plurality in Tagalog?
Another way of expressing plurality in Tagalog is by using numbers.
May dalawang kapatid si Rudy.
May limang estudyante sa klasrum.
Kakanta ang tatlong artista.
Lilipad ang sampung ibon mula sa tore.
Rudy has two siblings.
There are five students in the classroom.
The three actors are going to sing.
The ten birds will fly out from the tower.
Are there words which are inherently plural without "mga" or numbers?
Yes, there are words which are inherently plural without "mga" or numbers.
May grupo ng aktibista sa EDSA.
Bumili kami ng isang piling ng saging.
Nagdala siya ng isang bigkis ng kahoy.
Binigyan niya ako ng isang dosenang rosas.
There is a group of activists at EDSA.
We bought a bunch of bananas.
He brought a pile of wood.
He gave me a dozen roses.