Filipino Plural
Learning the Filipino Plural is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Filipino language. But first we need to know what the role of Plural is in the structure of the grammar in Filipino.
Filipino Plurals are grammatical numbers, typically referring to more than one of the referent in the real world. In the English language, singular and plural are the only grammatical numbers. In tagalong they use the word mga which they put in front of the noun which is to be pluralized, mga aklat books. Here are some examples:
| English Plural | Filipino Plural |
| Plural | Maramihan |
| my book | ang aking mga libro |
| my books | ang aking mga libro |
| our daughter | ang aming mga anak na babae |
| our daughters | ang aming mga anak na babae |
| I'm cold | ako malamig |
| we're cold | kami ay malamig |
| his chickens | ang kanyang mga chickens |
| their chicken | ang kanilang mga manok |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Plural in Filipino has a logical pattern. Locate the Plural above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Tagalog.
List of Plurals in Filipino
Below is a list of the Plurals and Singulars in Filipino placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Filipino vocabulary.
| English Plural | Filipino Plural |
| alligator | buwaya |
| alligators | alligators |
| bear | madala |
| bears | bears |
| bird | ibon |
| birds | ibon |
| bull | toro |
| bulls | bulls |
| cat | pusa |
| cats | cats |
| cow | baka |
| cows | cows |
| deer | usa |
| many deer | maraming mga usa |
| dog | aso |
| dogs | aso |
| donkey | asno |
| donkeys | donkeys |
| eagle | agila |
| eagles | eagles |
| elephant | elepante |
| elephants | elephants |
| giraffe | dyirap |
| giraffes | giraffes |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | goats |
| horse | kabayo |
| horses | kabayo |
| lion | leon |
| lions | Lions |
| monkey | unggoy |
| monkeys | monkeys |
| mouse | mouse |
| mice | mice |
| rabbit | kuneho |
| rabbits | rabbits |
| snake | ahas |
| snakes | snakes |
| tiger | tigre |
| tigers | tigers |
| wolf | malayo sa gutom |
| wolves | wolves |
Plural and Singular have a very important role in Filipino, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Tagalog Plural, you might want to check the rest of our Filipino lessons here: Learn Filipino. Don't forget to bookmark this page.