Tagalog Feminine

If you're trying to learn Tagalog Feminine you will find out that Tagalog actually doesn't have a gender. So there is no masculine or feminine... But you still need to know how to deal with that fact. Below are some tips and examples. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Tagalog. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

Tagalog Gender

As we mentioned before, there is no Tagalog gender which is good news (compared to other languages).

While in English it is known that feminine refers to female qualities attributed specifically to women and girls or things considered feminine. The complement to feminine is masculine. In Tagalog, nouns are not masculine, feminine, they might be all considered "neutral".

Grammar Tips:
There are no genders in Tagalog, no feminine and no masculine. This applies to adjectives as well as nouns.

Here are some examples:

English Gender	Tagalog Gender
Feminine	Pambabae
he is happy	siya ay masaya
she is happy	siya ay masaya
he is American	siya ay Amerikano
she is American	siya ay Amerikano

man	tao
woman	babae
father	ama
mother	ina
brother	kapatid na lalaki
sister	kapatid na babae
uncle	tiyuhin
aunt	tiyahin
bull	toro
cow	baka
boy	batang lalaki
girl	batang babae

As you can see from the example above, there is no structure of the Feminine in Tagalog.

Gender in Tagalog

Below are examples of some vocabulary words that you can try to memorize to help you boost your vocabulary.

English Vocabulary	Tagalog Vocabulary
objects	bagay
bathroom	banyo
bed	kama
bedroom	silid-tulugan
ceiling	kisame
chair	upuan
clothes	mga damit
coat	amerikana
cup	tasa
desk	mesa
dress	damit
floor	palapag
fork	tinidor
furniture	mga kasangkapan sa bahay
glass	salamin
hat	sombrero
house	bahay
ink	tinta
jacket	dyaket
kitchen	kusina
knife	kutsilyo
lamp	ilawan
letter	sulat
map	mapa
newspaper	pahayagan
notebook	kuwaderno
pants	pantalon
paper	papel
pen	pluma
pencil	lapis
pharmacy	parmasya
picture	larawan
plate	plato
refrigerator	ref
restaurant	restawran
roof	bubong
room	kuwarto
rug	alpombra
scissors	gunting
shampoo	shampoo
shirt	sando
shoes	sapatos
soap	sabon
socks	medyas
spoon	kutsara
table	mesa
toilet	banyo
toothbrush	sipilyo ng ngipin
toothpaste	tutpeyst
towel	tuwalya
umbrella	payong
underwear	damit na panloob
wall	pader
wallet	pitaka
window	bintana
telephone	telepono

Feminine and Masculine are absent from Tagalog, therefore they don't need very special attention. Once you're done with Tagalog gender lesson, you might want to check the rest of our Tagalog lessons here: Learn Tagalog. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

Tagalog Feminine