Masarap ang sariwang prutas sa palengke.

The fresh fruits at the market are delicious.

Breakdown of Masarap ang sariwang prutas sa palengke.

• masarap: delicious
• sa: at
• sariwa: fresh
• palengke: the market
• prutas: the fruit

Questions & Answers about Masarap ang sariwang prutas sa palengke.

What’s the role of ang in Masarap ang sariwang prutas sa palengke?

ang is the subject/topic marker. This sentence uses a “predicate‑initial” structure: Masarap (predicate adjective) + ang + sariwang prutas sa palengke (subject/topic). It’s equivalent to “The fresh fruits at the market are delicious,” where ang highlights “fresh fruits at the market” as the thing being described.

Why isn’t the copula ay used here?

In formal or inverted sentences you’d say Sariwang prutas sa palengke ay masarap, but everyday Tagalog drops ay and keeps the predicate first. So Masarap ang… is simply more colloquial and fluid.

Why is it sariwang instead of sariwa ng or just sariwa?

When an adjective ends in a vowel and directly modifies a noun, you attach the linker -ng as a suffix to the adjective. Thus sariwa → sariwang prutas. You don’t use the separate linker na or the particle ng in this case.

What does sa in sa palengke indicate?

sa is a preposition for location or direction, here meaning “at” or “in.” So sa palengke = “at the market.”

Can I include the plural marker mga?

Yes. If you want to explicitly mark plurality, you can say Masarap ang mga sariwang prutas sa palengke (“The fresh fruits at the market are delicious”). However, in general statements Tagalog often omits mga when context already implies more than one.

If I drop sariwang, is the sentence still correct?

Yes: Masarap ang prutas sa palengke means “The fruits at the market are delicious.” But you lose the nuance of “fresh.”

How can I intensify it to say “very fresh and delicious”?

You can add intensifiers, for example:
• Sobrang sariwang prutas sa palengke ang masarap.
• Talagang masarap ang sobrang sariwang prutas sa palengke.
Both convey “The fruits at the market are really fresh and delicious.”