Bikol/Adjectives

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Adjectives are words that describe a noun. Some English examples are: "happy", "tired", "beautiful", "young" and "fresh".

Most of adjectives in Bikol starts with the prefix ma-, like magayon which means beautiful, its rootword is gayon with means beauty.

The order of an adjective and a noun is interchangeable, it can be an adjective first then followed by a noun or a noun first before an adjective.

But remember:
 * you must add the connector word na if the first word (maybe an adjective or noun) ends with a consonant (especially if the word ends in -n)
 * if the suffix -ng if the first word (maybe an adjective or noun) ends with a vowel before being succeeded by the second word.

For example:

aking magayon o magayon na aki both mean beautiful child. Magayon means beautiful and aki means child.

An adjective can be used as a predicate in a sentence. Most of the time, Bikol sentences start with the predicate before the subject, but you can also put the subject before the predicate.

For Example:

Maugma si Juan''. (John is happy.) Pobre si Juan pero maugma''. (John is poor but happy.)

Adjectives of Quality
1. Sarong maisog na babayi si Maria Makiling.
 * Maria Makiling is a brave woman.

2. Mainiton kaidtong Sabado.
 * It was hot last Saturday.

3. 'Honesto si Jose.
 * Jose is an honest man.

4. Sarong dakulang syudad an Manila.
 * Manila is a big city.

5. Sarong magayon na burak an Sampaguita.
 * Jasmine is a beautiful flower.

5. Mabata an kwarto.
 * The room is smelly.
 * mabaho - smelly
 * kwarto - room

6. Mahamot an pahamot.
 * The perfume smells good.
 * mahamot - fragrant
 * pahamot - perfume

Adjectives of Quantity
1. Dakul na kakanon an natada.
 * There are many food left.
 * dakul - many
 * kakanon - Food
 * natada - left

Adjectives of Number
1. Dakulon na tawo an nag-atendir sa pasale.
 * There were many people that went to the concert/show.
 * dakul - many
 * tawo - people
 * nag-atendir - visited
 * pasale - show

Demonstrative Adjectives
1. Sakuya an kabayong ini.
 * This horse is mine.
 * kabayo - horse
 * ini - this/these
 * sakuya - mine

2. Saimo an kabayong iyan.
 * That horse is yours.
 * iyan - that
 * saimo - yours

3. Masiram an mga mansanas na ini.
 * These apples are delicious.
 * masiram - delicious
 * mga mansanas - apples
 * ini - these/this

Useful Adjectives
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