Past: 1st consonant + -um- + the rest of the word excludes the 1st consonant Present: 1st consonant + -um- + 1st vowel + the word Future: repetition of the 1st syllable + the word Present continuous: sedang + Present
Ex.
Infinitive: to buy — beli Past: b + um + eli = bumeli Present: b + um + e + beli = bumebeli Future: bebeli Present continuous: sedang bumebeli
Definite article
ang + noun Ex. the banana — ang pisang
Plural
mga + noun Ex. bananas — mga pisang
Word order
1) With an object: Verb + Subject + Object Ex. We (exclusive) are buying bananas — sedang bumebeli kami mga pisang
2) Without an object: Subject + Verb Ex. We (inclusive) buy — kita bumebeli
Adjective
With a subject: adjective + subject Ex. I am hungry — lapar aku
