Tagalog texts with grammatical analysis Volume 1 - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ... (§ 67): isa g itlôg one egg, an egg; an isa g itlôg the one egg. 134. The tens, hundreds, etc. of the cardinal numerals are always modified by isà one or a higher unit. The phrase so formed precedes that counted. The higher numerals are: pù' ten, daàn, raàn hundred, libo thousand, laksà' million, yúta' billion: isa g 35 pù g táo, sà m pu g táo ten men, ápat na raà g báhay four-hundred houses. 135. The teens are expressed by labi preceding the simple numerals as conjunctive modifier: labi g isà g aklàt eleven books, labi g tatlô g áraw thirteen days. 40 136. The Spanish numerals, however, (used in dates, §67) follow: an taô g mile-nobisyèntos-dôs the year 1902. 137. sarile self (see § 175) is used as a conjunctive attri bute in the sense of own: Walá sya n sarili n. bait. He has no self-respect (literally: own respect). 138. Of the modifiers that form expressions of indefinite quantity all except máy precede as conjunctive attributes; for 5 examples see § 69 f. In object expressions maláon, malaki and marámi do not differ from normal conjunctive attributes; examples in § 70. 139. Expressions of indefinite quantity as units may stand in conjunctive attribution. They then have possessive value: an 10 háre n may súnay the king who had horns; an kapútol na wala n dáhon the part without leaves. 140. Conjunctive attribution includes many cases which in English would be envisaged rather as appositions of two objects: an báta n si Hwàn the boy Juan, si Hwà G H ibas Juan the Jester, 15 Sya y may tága g pamálo'. He has hold of a stick. Tágan that grasped,...

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