Tagalog - Consecutive Pronouns | Luzvimindan Project

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	Ko	Mo	Niya	Namin	Natin	Ninyo	Nila
Ako	x	Mo ako	Niya ako	x	x	Ninyo ako	Nila ako
Ikaw / ka	Ko ikaw	x	Niya ikaw	Ka namin	x	x	Ka nila
Siya	Ko siya	Mo siya	x	Namin siya	Natin siya	Ninyo siya
Kami	x	Mo kami	Niya kami	x	x	Ninyo kami	Nila kami
Tayo	x	Mo tayo	Niya tayo	x	x	x	Nila tayo
Kayo	Ko kayo	x	Niya kayo	Namin kayo	x	x	Nila kayo
Sila	Ko sila	Mo sila	Niya sila	Namin sila	Natin sila	Ninyo sila	x

Unlike in English, pronouns in Tagalog can appear consecutively like shown in the table. Two consecutive pronouns makes the preceding  pronoun act like a possessive pronoun it "owns" or is the actor of the verb it precedes. The succeeding pronoun becomes the focus or the thing being acted upon.  In general, it's just an alternative for way of saying sentences without an ay. Mostly, this are verb sentences.

As Possessive 

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The consecutive pronoun which is composed of indirect pronoun and a direct pronoun can act as a possessive. The indirect pronoun "owns" the thing it precedes.

FORM 1 : thing + consecutive pronoun

FORM : thing + indirect pronoun + direct pronoun

Estudyante mo ako. ~ I am your student.

Tatay natin siya. ~ He is our father.

Aso natin siya. ~ He/She is our dog. 

Supporters mo kami. ~ We are your supporters.

As Verb Phrases 

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FORM : verb + consecutive pronoun 

FORM : verb + indirect pronoun + direct pronoun

Hinabol niya ako. ~  He/She chased me.
Inalagaan ka nila. ~ They took care of you.
Nakita ko sila. ~ I saw them,
Kaawan niyo kami. ~ (You) Take pity on us.

Double Check

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If you are unsure of the meaning you can reconstruct the sentence into an "ay" form.

FORM : succeeding noun  + ay + thing + preceding noun.

Ako ay estudyante mo. ~ Estudyante mo ako.

Ako ay hinabol niya. ~ Hinabol niya ako.

Summary

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• Pronouns can appear consecutively.
• The proceeding pronoun acts like a possessive or the .
• The succeeding pronoun is the focus.
• Alternative form of ay statements.