Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?

you

Breakdown of Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?

• ba: question particle
• pamilya: the family
• mahal: to love
• iyong: your

Questions & Answers about Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?

Why is there a ba in the sentence Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?

In Tagalog, ba is a question marker. It’s often placed after the verb or pronoun to turn a statement into a question. Without ba, the sentence would be a declarative statement (Mahal mo ang iyong pamilya = "You love your family"), but with ba, it becomes "Do you love your family?"

What does iyong mean in Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?

Iyong is a possessive determiner meaning your. When you say ang iyong pamilya, you’re literally saying your family. Another common way to say it is ang pamilya mo, conveying the same meaning in a slightly more casual form.

Why do we use mo if we already have iyong?

In Tagalog, we sometimes use both the personal pronoun (mo) and a possessive word or phrase (iyong, or a variant) for clarity or emphasis. In this sentence, Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?, mo indicates the doer of the action (the one who might love), and iyong clarifies whose family we’re talking about. It’s grammatically possible to say Mahal mo ba ang pamilya mo? but using ang iyong pamilya can sound more formal or polite.

How would I answer Mahal mo ba ang iyong pamilya?

You could answer simply Oo, meaning "Yes," or Hindi, meaning "No." If you want to give a full answer, you can say Oo, mahal ko ang aking pamilya, which means "Yes, I love my family," or Hindi, hindi ko mahal ang aking pamilya, though the latter would be an unusual thing to say given the context.

Does mahal only mean love?

In Tagalog, mahal can mean both "love" and "expensive," depending on context. In this sentence, it means "love." So don’t be confused if you see mahal used in other contexts to talk about prices.