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Nagtinda Nagtitinda Magtitinda

Now, let’s use thse verbs in sentences. The words in parethesis are words
whose equivalents in Filipino have not yet been taught. They are there, however,
for clarity, so you can imagine the use of the verbs. In Tagalog/Filipino, you will
notice that the direct objects (in this case saging, prutas, manga) are not in plural
form. In conversational Filipino, it is not important to specify this.
However, in the English translation, it is important to be specific such that
we need to use the plural form (banana s, fruit s, mango es) since in reality, one

does not really buy just one banana. When using English terms that have no
equivalent in Filipino (“cakes,” “cookies”), you can retain the plural form.
Note the use of the marker ang before the subject and the marker ng before
the direct objects.
EXAMPLES Bumili ang babae ng saging.
:
yesterday (The woman bought bananas.) (literally, Bought marker
woman marker banana.)

Bumibili ang babae ng prutas.
every day (The woman buying fruits.) (literally, Buying marker
woman marker fruit.)
Bibili ang babae ng mangga.

tomorrow (The woman will buy mangoes.) (literally, Will buy marker
woman marker mango.)
Nagtinda siya ng cake.

yesterday (She sold cakes.) (literally, Sold she marker cake.)
Nagtitinda siya ng pastries.

every day (She is selling pastries.) (literally, Selling she marker
pastries.)
Magtitinda siya ng cookies.

tomorrow (Will sell she marker cookies.)

Now, let us practice these verbs as used when the focus is on the object. Note
that there are sometimes two ways of using the verb tinda. For example,
consider itinitinda and tinitinda. Itinitinda is the correct and formal version
that you need to use in writing. However, when speaking, you will often hear
native speakers just say tinitinda without the “i” before the word.

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