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Tagalog Adjectives

This is a list of adjectives in Tagalog. This can enable you describe different sizes and a variety of qualities such as (easy, difficult...).

Big: malaki
Small: maliit
Long: mahaba
Short: maikli
Tall: matangkad
Thick: makapal
Thin: manipis
Wide: malawak

This table provides a list of adjectives of quality shown below. These are some of the most used adjectives in Tagalog.

Bad: masama
Good: mabuti
Easy: madali
Difficult: mahirap
Expensive: mahal
Cheap: mura
Fast: mabilis
Slow: mabagal
Old: matanda
Old: luma
Young: bata
New: bago
Heavy: mabigat
Light: magaang
Empty: walang laman
Full: puno
Right: tama
Wrong: mali
Strong: malakas
Weak: mahina

These samples show how adjectives are used in Tagalog. Used in these examples with nouns, prepositions and pronouns.

Is this a new or old book?: bago ba o luma ang librong ito?
Is the test easy or difficult?: mahirap ba o madali ang test / pagsusulit=formal
Am I right or wrong?: tama ba ako o mali
This is very expensive: mahal na mahal ito; napakamahal nito
Is he younger or older than you?: mas bata ba siya o mas matanda kaysa sa iyo?
Is she tall?: matangkad ba siya?

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