The document discusses nominalization in Tagalog grammar. It explains how verbs can be turned into nouns by adding certain articles in front, and how this is used to focus on actors, objects, or locations involved in an action. It provides examples of verbs nominalized in different ways and questions to practice identifying the focus. It also covers using "ay" to change descriptive word order in a sentence from subject-describer to describer-subject.

1. Nominalization Part 1
Mag­/­um­: to _____ Magturo­ to teach
I/­in: to _____ something Ituro­ to teach something (i.e. gospel, Tagalog)
­an: to _____ to someone/where Turuan­ to teach someone/ to be taught by others
Pumunta­ to go
Puntahan­ to go somewhere/ to someone
Magpagawa­ to cause someone else to do
Ipagawa­ to cause something to be done/to be caused to do something
May/meron/wala­ followed immediately by a verb to indicate the existence of someone or
something
May nagtuturo po ng ebanghelyo­ There is someone teaching the gospel
May binasa po siya­ He read something
Meron po ba kayong itatanong?­ Do you have something to ask?
Wala po siyang naramdaman­ He didn’t feel anything
In Tagalog a verb or an adjective is turned into a noun by placing the articles ang, ng, or sa in
front of the verb or adjective. If the noun is plural mga is used in conjunction with the noun
marker.
Actor focus verbs
Nagtuturo­ is teaching ang nagtuturo­ the one who is teaching
gumabay­ guided ang gumabay­ the one who guided
matutulog­ will go to sleep ang mga matutulog­ those who will go to
sleep
Practice­ ​ {suggestion ni Elijah­ ilagay questions to determine the difference in english about sa
focus, i.e. what different foci are sa english “He read the book, The book was read by him, He
read the book to them, etc}
Sino po ​ang nagsalin​ ng Aklat ni Mormon?
Bakit po masasaya ​ang mga sumusunod​ ng mga kautusan ng Diyos?
Bibinyagan po ​ang nagbigay​ ng isda sa amin.
Who will go to church on Sunday? ​[Sino po ang mga magsisimba sa Linggo]

2. Wicked people killed the ones who believed in Jesus Christ. ​[Pinatay ng mga masasama ang
mga naniwala kay Jesucristo]
How was Jesus Christ the Savior of those who sin?​ [Paano po Tagapagligtas si Jesucristo ng
mga nagkakasala]
Object focus verbs
binasa­ read something/was read ang binasa­ the thing that was read
sasagutin­ will answer something/will be
answered
ang mga sasagutin­ the things that will be
answered
nakikita­ is able to see something ang nakikita­ the thing that is being seen
Practice­
Si Nanay Padrigo po ​ang bibisitahin​ namin.
Ano po ​ang ibinahagi​ nila sa inyo noong tinuruan po kayo?
Gagabay ang Espiritu ​sa mga tinutukso​ kapag humingi sila ng tulong.
The thing that prophets teach to the people is the gospel. ​[Ang ebanghelyo po ang itinuturo ng
mga propeta sa mga tao]
What were you able to receive as an answer to your prayers? ​[Ano po ang natanggap ninyo sa
mga panalangin ninyo?]
People took what was changed in the gospel and created many churches. ​[Gumamit ang mga
tao ng binago sa ebanghelyo at lumukha ng maraming simbahan.]
Location/receiver focus verbs
binabasbasan­ is being blessed ang binabasbasan­ the one receiving
blessing
tutulungan­ will help someone ang tutulungan­ the ones who will receive
help
pinuntahan­ went somewhere ang mga pinuntahan­ the places that were
gone to
Practice­
Sino po ​ang papatawaran​ ng Diyos sa buhay na ito?
Bakit po malungkot ​ang mga tinuturuan​ natin?
Nagbigay po ako ng mga Aklat ni Mormon ​sa mga inimbitahan​ natin noong Linggo.

3. Who will be the ones to be given salvation after this life? ​[Sino po ang mga bibigyan ng
kaligtasan pagkatapos ng buhay na ito?]
The one that the missionaries baptized last month is now struggling with going to church
[Nahihirapan na po ang bininyagan ng mga misyonero noong buwan sa pagsisimba]
We didn’t notice the one we looked at yesterday, but we now know he was prepared ​[Hindi po
namin napansin ang tiningnan natin kahapon, pero alam na namin na ihinanda siya]
Interrogatives and nounified verbs
Interrogatives use nounified verbs to ask about WHO, WHAT, and WHERE. The nounified verb
must match the question word, WHO uses verbs that focus on actors and people, WHAT uses
verbs that focus on objects, and WHERE can use verbs that focus on locations, objects, or
people.
SINO­ actors and people
Sino po ​ang mga tinuturuan​ ninyo? Who are the ones that you are teaching?
Sino po ​ang magbibigay​ ng panalangin Who will give the prayer?
Sino po ​ang magkakaroon​ ng walang hanggang buhay? Who will receive eternal life?
Who will keep their commitment to come to church on Sunday?​[Sino po ang susunod ng
pangako nilang magsimba sa Linggo?]
Who are we going to visit today? ​[Sino po ang bibisitahan natin ngayon?]
ANO­ objects
Ano po ​ang naramdaman​ ninyo sa templo? What did you feel at the temple?
Ano po ​ang matatanggap​ natin kapag sundin natin ang halimbawa ni Jesucristo? What is the
thing we will be able to receive if we follow the example of Jesus Christ?
Ano po ​ang gusto ninyong sabihin​? What do you want to say?
What did Jesus Christ teach to the people in the Americas? ​[Ano po ang itinuro ni Jesucristo sa
mga tao sa mga America?]
What did you understand about our message? ​[Ano po ang naintindihan ninyo sa mensahe
namin?]
What will you want to do when you know the Book of Mormon is true? ​[Ano po ang gusto
ninyong gawin kapag alam ninyo na totoo ang Aklat ni Mormon?]
SAAN­ locations, objects, or people
Saan po ang binabasa ninyo sa Biblia? Where is the thing you’re reading in the
Bible?

4. Saan po ang mga kinausap natin sa kalsada kahapon? Where are the ones we talked to in
the street yesterday?
~~Saan po ang lalakaran nila na hindi sila makakapagsimba? Where is the place
that they’re ​walking​ to that they aren’t able to go to church?
Where is the thing we wrote on the Teaching Record?
Where is the person who will help us later today?
Where is this person in their conversion process? ​(“Where is this person in their conversion
process?” doesn’t translate to a nominalized verb)
Nominalization Part 2
Tagalog as Describer Subject sentences/using Ay
Practice­ locate the subject of the sentence
Itinuru po namin ​ang ebanghelyo​ sa Villegas pamilya
Maghahatol po​ ang Diyos​ sa pamamagitan ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo
Natukso po ​sina Adan at Eva​ ng ahas sa halamanan ng Eden.
I read scriptures in the evening.
They were taught the restoration by the missionaries.
Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan.
She feels the Spirit in her heart and mind.
We are able to understand the Plan of Salvation through study and prayer.
Tagalog often separates the subject­ or focus­ of the sentence to give emphasis and clarity to
the most important things being discussed
Practice­ separate subject from sentence describers, translate describers as nouns
Itinuturo po namin ​ang ebanghelyo​ sa Villegas pamilya
Maghahatol po​ ang Diyos​ ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo
Natukso po ​sina Adan at Eva​ ng ahas sa halamanan ng Eden.
Subject Descibers
Ang ebanghelyo itinuro, namin, sa Villegas pamilya
itinuro­ thing that was taught
namin­ by us
sa Villegas pamilya­ to the Villegas family
Ang Diyos maghahatol, sa pamamagitan, ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo

5. maghahatol­ the one who will judge
ng mga ginawa­ of the things that were done
natin­ by us
sa mundo­ on earth
Practice­ translate and separate
I read scriptures in the evening.
They were taught the restoration by the missionaries.
Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan.
She feels the Spirit in her heart and mind.
We are able to understand the Plan of Salvation through study and prayer.
God blesses us if we are obedient.
Tagalog uses Inverted word order, in simple describing sentences it uses a “Describer­Subject”
ordering. To switch the order to “Subject­Describer” “AY” is inserted in the middle i.e. “Subject
ay Describer”
Practice­ Use the sentence inverter AY to change sentences to Subject­Describer order
Itinuturo po namin ​ang ebanghelyo​ sa Villegas pamilya
Maghahatol po​ ang Diyos​ sa pamamagitan ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo
Natukso po ​sina Adan at Eva​ ng ahas sa halamanan ng Eden.
Ang ebanghelyo po ay itinuturo namin sa Villegas pamilya
Ang Diyos po ay maghahatol sa pamamagitan ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo.
Sina Adan at Eva po ay natukso ng ahas sa halamanan ng Eden.
I read scriptures in the evening.
They were taught the restoration by the missionaries.
Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan.
She feels the Spirit in her heart and mind.
We are able to understand the Plan of Salvation through study and prayer.
God blesses us if we are obedient.
Ang Statements
The use of AY may be replaced with the use of two ANG markers in a sentence to create
emphasis on who, what, or where the subject is in terms of time.
Practice­
Itinuturo po namin ang ebanghelyo sa Villegas pamilya
Maghahatol po ang Diyos sa pamamagitan ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo

6. Natukso po sina Adan at Eva ng ahas sa halamanan ng Eden
Ang ebanghelyo​ po ​ang itinuturo​ namin sa Villegas pamilya. The gospel is the thing that is
being taught by us to the Villegas family.
Ang Diyos​ po ​ang maghahato​l sa pamamagitan ng mga ginawa natin sa mundo. God is
the one that will judge by the things we did on earth.
Sina Adan at Eva​ po ​ang mga natukso​ ng ahas sa halamanan ng Eden. Adam and
Eve were the ones who were tempted by a snake in the garden of Eden.
I read scriptures in the evening.
They were taught the restoration by the missionaries.
Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan.
She feels the Spirit in her heart and mind.
We are able to understand the Plan of Salvation through study and prayer.
God blesses us if we are obedient.
Verbs as adjectives
Verbs may be used as adjectives­ the same meaning of the nounified verb is attached directly to
a noun by using a linker and a possesive pronoun
Saan po ang ​naiwan kong​ planner?
Kumusta po
MA­ ­AN
Ma­­an verbs can express either object focus or abilitative location/receiver focus.
Object focus verbs are formed by adding ­AN to actor focus state of being abilative verbs
(Ma­/Maka­)
makaintindi­ to understand maintindihan­ to understand something
alam­ to know malaman­ to know something
makaramdam­ to feel maramdaman­ to feel something
Matuto­ to learn matutunan­ to learn something
Maligo­ to bathe maliguan­ to bathe something
Abilitative location/receiver focus verbs are formed by adding MA­ to location/receiver verbs
turuan­ to teach someone/be taught maturuan­ to be able to teach someone/
able to be taught

7. tulungan­ to help someone/ be helped matulungan­ to be able to help someone/
able to be helped
binyagan­ to baptize someone/ be baptized mabinyagan­ to be able to baptize
someone/ be able to be baptized
dagdagan­ to add to something/be added to maragdagan­ to be able to add to
something/ able to be added to
puntahan­ to go somewhere/ to someone mapuntahan­ able to go somewhere/to
someone