Tagalog Na/-ng

Na/-ng is used to link certain words together. For instance, it is used to link
adjectives with what they are describing.

rule: use after words ending

na/-ng in— example

na a consonant other than /n/ mabait na babae nice woman

pretty
magandang babae woman
-ng a vowel or /n/* mayamang babae rich woman

* /ng/ replaces /n/.

Na/-ng can also be understood as that, which or who.

Examples:

asong tumalon dog that jumped

batang kumanta child that sang

ballpeng nahulog
ballpen na nahulog* pen that fell

* When used to mean that, which or who, na may also be used after words ending in
a vowel or /n/.

Other uses of na/-ng are covered in later chapters.