Filipino Gender
This page discusses the gender in Filipino. Below is a list of masculine (man) and feminine (woman) words. We picked the most popular ones.
Boy: batang lalaki
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Girl: batang babae
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Man: tao
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Woman: babae
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Father: tatay,ama=formal
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Mother: nanay, inay,ina=formal
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Brother: kapatid na lalaki
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Sister: kapatid na babae
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| Actor: aktor |
| Actress: aktres |
| Cat (m): pusang lalaki |
| Cat (f): pusang babae |
These examples show a sentence with both genders (masculine or feminine). The list includes the use of nouns, adjectives and pronouns.
He is tall: matangkad siya
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She is tall: matangkad siya
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He is a short man: pandak na lalaki siya
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She is a short woman: pandak na babae siya
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He is German: Aleman siya
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She is German: Aleman siya
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| Japanese men are friendly: mapagkaibigan ang mga lalaking Hapon |
| Japanese women are friendly: mapagkaibigan ang mga Haponesa |
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