NG
ng (of)
| bahay ng multo house of the ghost | tatay ng istudyante father of the student |
| sangay ng puno branch of the tree | pera ng bangko money of the bank |
There are other uses of the Tagalog word ng that cannot be translated, but can be understood through examples.
| nag-aral ng Ingles studied English | uminom ng kape |
| Nag-aral ako ng Ingles. I studied English. | Uminom ako ng kape. I drank coffee. |
| bumili ng telebisyon bought a television | umakyat ng bundok climbed a mountain |
| Bumili ako ng telebisyon.
| Umakyat sila ng bundok They climbed a mountain |
Kumain si Pedro ng hamburger.
Pedro ate a hamburger.
Nagbasa si Maria ng magasin.
Maria read a magazine.
-ng is placed at the end of a lot of Tagalog words when connecting them in meaning to other words
maganda | lalaki |
| magandang nars beautiful nurse | lalaking macho macho man |