A1 · Beginner Chapter 8

The Magic Linker

4 Total Rules
1 min
Rules in This Chapter Quick Practice

Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the invisible glue of Filipino to connect your words like a native speaker.

  • Identify when to use 'na' versus '-ng'.
  • Combine descriptive adjectives with nouns seamlessly.
  • Count objects accurately using proper linking particles.
Glue your words together with the Magic Linker.

What You'll Learn

Using 'na' and '-ng' to connect words. This is the glue that binds adjectives to nouns and more.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: Describe objects using adjectives and counts correctly.

Tips & Tricks (3)

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Listen for the sound

Native speakers often blend the linker. Listen for the 'ng' sound at the end of words.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker 'Na'
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Check the ending

Always look at the last letter of the word before the linker.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker '-ng'
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Check the ending

Always look at the last letter of your adjective before choosing the ligature.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Linking Adjectives to Nouns

Key Vocabulary (6)

maganda beautiful malamig cold tatlo three libro book bahay house silya chair

Real-World Preview

coffee

Ordering at a Cafe

Review Summary

  • Consonant + na + Word
  • Vowel + -ng + Word

Common Mistakes

Since 'maganda' ends in a vowel, you must attach the -ng.

Wrong: Maganda na silya
Correct: Magandang silya

Malamig ends in a consonant, so it requires the separate word 'na'.

Wrong: Malamig-ng tubig
Correct: Malamig na tubig

You must link the number to the noun using the linker.

Wrong: Tatlo libro
Correct: Tatlong libro

Next Steps

You are making amazing progress! Keep practicing these links and you will sound fluent in no time.

Label items in your house using sticky notes with correct linkers.

Continue to: Starting the Action

Quick Practice (10)

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Matalino na bata.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Matalinong bata
Vowel ending requires ng.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker '-ng'

Choose the correct form.

Maganda ___ bahay.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: ng
Maganda ends in a vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker 'Na'

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Matalino na tao.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Matalinong tao
Matalino ends in a vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Linking Adjectives to Nouns

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mabait na bata
Consonant ending requires na.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker '-ng'

Fill in the blank

Mayroon akong ___ (3) aso.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: tatlong
Vowel-ending number needs -ng.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Linking Numbers to Nouns

Fill in the blank with -ng or na.

Maganda___ babae.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: -ng
Maganda ends in a vowel.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Linking Adjectives to Nouns

Choose the correct phrase.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Malamig na tubig
Malamig ends in a consonant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Linking Adjectives to Nouns

Choose the correct form.

Mahangin ___ araw.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: g
Mahangin ends in 'n'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker 'Na'

Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Mabilis-ng tumakbo.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Mabilis na tumakbo
Mabilis ends in a consonant.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Linker 'Na'

Fix the sentence

Find and fix the mistake:

Lima bata

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Limang bata
Needs ligature.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Linking Numbers to Nouns

Score: /10

Common Questions (6)

It is a particle that connects adjectives to nouns or adverbs to verbs.
Use it when the preceding word ends in a vowel.
It is a particle that connects words.
When the word ends in a consonant.
They are the grammatical glue that connects adjectives to nouns in Filipino.
Your sentence will sound unnatural and possibly confusing to native speakers.
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