Mahal ko ang aking pamilya, at maganda ang ating lamesa at silya.

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Breakdown of Mahal ko ang aking pamilya, at maganda ang ating lamesa at silya.

• maganda: beautiful
• mahal: to love
• ko: I
• aking: my
• pamilya: family
• ating: our
• lamesa: table
• silya: chair

Questions & Answers about Mahal ko ang aking pamilya, at maganda ang ating lamesa at silya.

Why does the sentence use ko and aking when both refer to “I/my”?

In Filipino, ko generally marks the doer of the action (here meaning “I love”), while aking is a possessive pronoun meaning “my.” Together in Mahal ko ang aking pamilya, it emphasizes both the action “I love” (ko) and the possession “my family” (aking pamilya).

What does aking literally mean, and how is it different from simply saying pamilya ko?

Aking translates to “my own” and is more formal or emphatic, whereas pamilya ko is also correct but sounds a bit more casual. Both forms indicate “my family,” but aking may add a sense of formality or emphasis.

Why is the marker ang used before aking pamilya and ating lamesa at silya?

In Filipino, ang is used to mark the focus or subject of the sentence. Here, ang aking pamilya and ang ating lamesa at silya are the things being talked about—“my family” in the first clause and “our table and chair” in the second clause, so they are introduced with ang.

What is the difference between aking and ating?

Aking means “my,” referring to something owned by or related only to you. Ating means “our,” referring to something shared by you and other people. In maganda ang ating lamesa at silya, ating indicates that the table and chair belong to a group (including the speaker).

Why is maganda used to describe both the table (lamesa) and the chair (silya)?

Maganda means “beautiful” or “nice” in a general sense, and in Filipino, you can use a single adjective to describe multiple nouns without repeating it. So maganda applies to both the table and the chair in this sentence.