mga bagay
The English phrase 'things' is translated to Tagalog as mga bagay.
mga bagay refers to physical objects that you can touch.
What does it mean word for word?
mga is a plural marker and bagay means 'thing' or 'object'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the phrase is bagay. Reduplicating the word to create bagay-bagay can imply small, trivial or various miscellaneous things.
Did you know?
- To describe a romantic match or a couple that looks good together, Filipinos use the word bagay as a predicate.
- The modern spelling of mga exists because American typewriters during the colonial occupation could not produce the tildes used in the original Spanish-style orthography.
- In Tagalog, bagay is used to describe things that are 'suitable' or 'matching' for a person, such as a piece of clothing that looks good on them.
Examples in context
- May mga bagay na sagrado.Some things are sacred.This sentence is useful for describing the nature of certain mga bagay.Tatoeba #11571406 by qwertzu, translation #11568724 by carlosalberto
- Gumulo na ang mga bagay-bagay.Things have gotten very complicated.This sentence is useful for describing how mga bagay have become complicated.Tatoeba #11674714 by qwertzu, translation #11674096 by CK
- May mga bagay na mahirap makuha.Some things are difficult to obtain.This sentence is useful for describing the difficulty of obtaining certain mga bagay.Tatoeba #11460052 by qwertzu, translation #8130560 by Ergulis
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Example conversation
Jose and Maria are cleaning the living room together.
- JoseMaria, paki-ligpit ang mga bagay na ito.Maria, please tidy up these things.
- MariaSaan ko ilalagay ang mga bagay na ito?Where should I put these things?
- JoseIlagay mo lang sila sa loob ng kahon.Just put them inside the box.
- MariaSige, gagawin ko na ngayon.Okay, I will do it now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bagay, mga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
