Tagalog Adverbs
Learning the Tagalog Adverbs 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 Tagalog language. But first we need to know what the role of Adverbs is in the structure of the grammar in Tagalog.
Tagalog adverbs are part of speech. Generally they're words that modify any part of language other than a noun. Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs. Here are some examples:
| English Adverbs | Tagalog Adverbs |
| adverbs | adverbs |
| I read a book sometimes | Ako basahin ang isang libro kung minsan |
| I will never smoke | hindi kailanman ako ay usok |
| are you alone? | ikaw ay nag-iisa? |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adverbs in Tagalog has a logical pattern. Locate the Adverbs above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Filipino.
List of Adverbs in Tagalog
Below is a list of the Adverbs of time place manner and frequency in Tagalog placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tagalog vocabulary.
| English Adverbs | Tagalog Adverbs |
| adverbs of time | adverbs ng oras |
| yesterday | kahapon |
| today | ngayon |
| tomorrow | bukas |
| now | ngayon |
| then | pagkatapos |
| later | mamaya |
| tonight | ngayong gabi |
| right now | sa ngayon |
| last night | kagabi |
| this morning | ito umaga |
| next week | susunod na linggo |
| already | na |
| recently | kamakailan lamang |
| lately | kani-kanina lamang |
| soon | maaga |
| immediately | kaagad |
| still | pa rin |
| yet | pa |
| ago | nakaraan |
| |
| adverbs of place | adverbs ng lugar |
| here | dito |
| there | doon |
| over there | sa dako roon |
| everywhere | sa lahat ng dako |
| anywhere | kahit saan |
| nowhere | wala kahit saan |
| home | tahanan |
| away | malayo |
| out | palabas |
| |
| adverbs of manner | adverbs ng paraan |
| very | tunay |
| quite | lubos |
| pretty | medyo |
| really | tunay |
| fast | mabilis |
| well | mabuti |
| hard | mahirap |
| quickly | mabilis |
| slowly | dahan-dahan |
| carefully | mabuti |
| hardly | parang hindi |
| barely | bahagya |
| mostly | halos lahat |
| almost | halos |
| absolutely | walang pasubali |
| together | sama-sama |
| alone | nag-iisa |
| |
| adverbs of frequency | adverbs ng dalas |
| always | lagi |
| frequently | madalas |
| usually | karaniwan |
| sometimes | kung minsan |
| occasionally | paminsan-minsan |
| seldom | bihira |
| rarely | madalang |
| never | hindi kailanman |
Adverbs of time place manner and frequency have a very important role in Tagalog, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Filipino Adverbs, you might want to check the rest of our Tagalog lessons here: Learn Tagalog. Don't forget to bookmark this page.