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Author Photo akosikoneho
Jun 08 2020, 6:11am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
This came up a few weeks ago @leosmith had the same question. The general consensus to a poll he took is that in spoken tagalog mga > reduplication.
 
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Author Photo JohnD
Jun 08 2020, 6:15am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@primesgenato Thank you. I hadn't appreciated how many resources there were on this extraordinary site. Downloading it now.
 
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Author Photo JohnD
Jun 08 2020, 6:18am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@akosikoneho Thank you. That explains why it is not as prevalent as I thought it might be.
 
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Author Photo leosmith
Jun 08 2020, 11:35am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@JohnD
Papagod is wrong; s/b mga pagod (reduplication to make adjectives plural is for ma-adjectives only)
What akosikoneho was saying is that of:
1) mga magandang babae
2) magagandang babae
3) mga magagandang babae
Number 3) won the poll as the most colloquial. But it was very close. Either way, I'd be surprised if you weren't encountering reduplication more often than not with plural adjectives. You may just not be noticing it yet, or haven't had much exposure.
 
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Author Photo Fujishooter
Jun 09 2020, 12:04am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@primesgenato This might be a silly question but where do I find the resources tab?
 
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Author Photo primesgenato
Jun 09 2020, 12:08am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@Fujishooter
 
There are no silly questions. Just silly people. Kidding
 
Tools > Tagalog Resources Master List
 
Here's the direct link:
www.tagaloglessons.c om/resources/
 
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Author Photo Fujishooter
Jun 09 2020, 1:44am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@primesgenato maraming salamat po
 
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Author Photo hamilee Badge: Native Tagalog Speaker
Jun 10 2020, 11:28am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@primesgenato
I really like the way you used references in explaining the lesson, but I am a native Tagalog speaker and I could only say that some sentences are awkward (should I say incorrect?) based on how we use it formally. Like the only thing acceptable in your reference based on how we use the language are the following:
 
1. Mga masisipag na bata
2. Masisipag na mga bata
 
We don't use the following formally (because it is not correct?) because the adjective does not agree with the word "mga"
 
1. Mga masipag na bata X
2. Masipag na mga bata X
 
The sentences may sound okay and you may reiterate how reliable and educated the authors are, but I, as a native speaker, cannot agree. In fact, I strongly disagree.
 
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Author Photo primesgenato
Jun 10 2020, 11:50am CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@hamilee
 
I honestly have no idea if the reference is correct or not because I just started learning Tagalog. My intention was just to help a fellow learner read up something related to his question. That's it. Thx for clarifying anyway.
 
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Author Photo hamilee Badge: Native Tagalog Speaker
Jun 10 2020, 12:11pm CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@primesgenato
I really appreciate your help and I think we have the same intention. To have a reference material is so much better than nothing. Please continue what you are doing because you are doing a good thing, and if I happen to react please do not take it personally because it is not. Let all of us benefit from a healthy discussion. 😊✌
 
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Author Photo primesgenato
Jun 10 2020, 12:18pm CST ~ 3 years, 10 mos ago. 
@hamilee
 
LOL don't worry, hamilee. I'm not so thin-skinned as to get butthurt if someone explains grammar to me. I'm here to learn diba
 
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