Filipino Pronouns
This is a list of pronouns in Filipino. This includes subject, object, and the possessive. These are used on a daily basis, so don't skip this lesson. We start with the object pronouns such as "I, you, her ..."
I: ako
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You: ikaw
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He: siya
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She: siya
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We: kami |
You (pl.): kayo |
They: sila |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the object pronoun is used in a sentence.
I love you: mahal kita; iniibig kita=formal
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She is beautiful: maganda siya
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We are happy: masaya kami |
They are dancing: nagsasayaw sila |
Now we look into the subject pronoun such as "me, him, us, them ...".
Me: ako
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You: ikaw
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Him: kanya
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Her: kanya
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Us: kami |
You (pl.): kayo |
Them: kanila |
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These are examples to demonstrate how the subject pronoun is used in a sentence.
Give me your phone number: ibigay mo sa akin ang telepono mo
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I can give you my email: puwede kong ibigay sa iyo ang email ko
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Tell him to call me: sabihin mo sa kanyang tawagan ako |
Can you call us?: puwede mo ba kaming tawagan? |
We reach now the possessive adjective part, used to refer to thing we possess. Examples: "my, our, their ...".
My: ko
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Your: iyong
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His: ang kanyang
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Her: ang kanyang
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Our: ang aming |
Your (pl.): inyo |
Their: ang kanilang |
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Here are samples to demonstrate how the possessive adjective is used.
My phone number is . . .: ...ang telepono ko
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His email is . . .: ...ang email niya
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Our dream is to visit Spain: pangarap naming makapunta sa Espanya |
Their country is beautiful: maganda ang kanilang bansa |
This is the possessive pronoun. Used as an alternative to the possessive adjectives above. Instead of saying "It is my dog" you can say "It is mine".
Mine: akin
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Yours: iyo
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His: ang kanyang
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Hers: kanya
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Ours: atin |
Yours (pl.): inyo |
Theirs: kanila |
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These are some examples of the possessive pronoun in a sentence.
The book is mine: sa akin ang libro
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Is this pen yours?: sa iyo ba ang peng ito?
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The shoes are hers: sa kanya ang sapatos |
Victory is ours: sa atin ang tagumpay |
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