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By itself, ng serves as a possessive or genitive marker in Tagalog sentences. An easy way to look at one of its uses is to see it as meaning ‘of’ in English.
There are generally two ways that sentences are structured in the Filipino language.
The Tagalog word ni is placed before names. It can be translated as ‘of’ in certain contexts.
The Tagalog prefix pampa- (pangpa-) is used to denote the causing of a state.
The Tagalog word for ‘adjective’ is pang-uri.
pinakamaganda
the most beautiful
pinakamatalino
the smartest
Ito ang pinakamalinis.
This is the cleanest.
Siya ang pinakamalakas.
She/He is the strongest.
The simplest, easiest way to say “Let’s…” in Tagalog is to use the verb and then add tayo.
kain
eat
Kain tayo.
Let’s eat.
upo
sit
Upo tayo.
Let’s sit.
In one usage, the prefix naka- expresses the idea of wearing the article of clothing, accessory, or color that is designated by the noun that naka- attaches to.