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Adjectives adds information and describes a noun.
FORM : ma- + concept
Adding ma to an abstract concept makes it an adjective.
Ma + Ganda (Beauty) - Beautiful.
Ma + Lakas (Strength) - Strong.
Ma + Itim (Black) - Dark.
Ma + Libog (Lust) - Perversion / Pervert.
Ma + Talas (Sharpness) - Sharp.
Ma + Sama (Evil / Bad) - Evil / Bad.
Ma + Linis (Cleanliness) - Clean.
Magandang babae. ~ Beautiful girl.
FORM : ma- + CV + concept + noun
You can also indicate plurality by repeating the first syllable of an abstract concept. This in turn will make the succeeding noun plural.
Masasamang tao. ~ Evil persons.
Magagandang tanawin. ~ Beautiful sites.
Adding the affix ma turns an abstract concept into an adjective.
Duplicating the first syllable of an adjective makes the succeeding noun plural.
Introduction
Adjectives adds information and describes a noun.
Prefix Ma-
FORM : ma- + concept
Adding ma to an abstract concept makes it an adjective.
Ma + Ganda (Beauty) - Beautiful.
Ma + Lakas (Strength) - Strong.
Ma + Itim (Black) - Dark.
Ma + Libog (Lust) - Perversion / Pervert.
Ma + Talas (Sharpness) - Sharp.
Ma + Sama (Evil / Bad) - Evil / Bad.
Ma + Linis (Cleanliness) - Clean.
Magandang babae. ~ Beautiful girl.
Plurality
FORM : ma- + CV + concept + noun
You can also indicate plurality by repeating the first syllable of an abstract concept. This in turn will make the succeeding noun plural.
Masasamang tao. ~ Evil persons.
Magagandang tanawin. ~ Beautiful sites.
Summary
Adding the affix ma turns an abstract concept into an adjective.
Duplicating the first syllable of an adjective makes the succeeding noun plural.