Kung maaga kang magigising, magluto tayo ng almusal at magkape bago pumunta sa trabaho.

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Breakdown of Kung maaga kang magigising, magluto tayo ng almusal at magkape bago pumunta sa trabaho.

• tayo: us
• kung: if
• magluto: to cook
• ka: you
• sa: to
• almusal: breakfast
• maaga: early
• magising: to wake up
• magkape: to have coffee
• pumunta: to go
• trabaho: work

Questions & Answers about Kung maaga kang magigising, magluto tayo ng almusal at magkape bago pumunta sa trabaho.

Why is there "kang" after "maaga" in "Kung maaga kang magigising"?

The word "kang" is actually "ka" (the second-person singular pronoun "you") plus the ligature "ng". In Filipino, when you have the pronoun "ka" followed by a modifier (in this case, "maaga" meaning "early"), you often connect them with "ng". So instead of saying "maaga ka magigising", it becomes "maaga kang magigising". It’s just how Tagalog links words for a smoother flow in speech.

What is the difference between "gumising" and "magigising"?

Both words come from the base verb "gising" (meaning "to wake up"), but their forms differ.
• "Gumising" is the completed or simple form, akin to saying "woke up" or the command form "wake up".
• "Magigising" is the future tense form, akin to "will wake up".
In "maaga kang magigising," it indicates a future action— "you will wake up early."

Why do we say "magkape" instead of saying something like "uminom ng kape"?

In Filipino, "magkape" is a single verb that means "to have coffee" (literally "to coffee"). It’s formed by adding the marker "mag-" to the noun "kape" (coffee). While "uminom ng kape" literally translates to "drink coffee," using "magkape" is more idiomatic and common in everyday speech to convey the action of having or drinking coffee, often as a social or routine activity.

What does "bago pumunta sa trabaho" signify in the sentence?

The phrase "bago pumunta sa trabaho" means "before going to work." The word "bago" is used to indicate an action that follows another action in the timeline. So when you read "magluto tayo ng almusal at magkape bago pumunta sa trabaho," it means "let’s cook breakfast and have coffee first, before we go to work."