Maraming tao sa istasyon tuwing umaga.

There are many people at the station every morning.

Breakdown of Maraming tao sa istasyon tuwing umaga.

• umaga: the morning
• tuwing: every
• marami: many
• sa: at

Questions & Answers about Maraming tao sa istasyon tuwing umaga.

Why does the sentence start with Maraming tao instead of a verb?

Because Filipino often allows verbless sentences when the meaning is clear from context.

So Maraming tao sa istasyon tuwing umaga literally looks like:

• maraming tao — many people
• sa istasyon — at the station
• tuwing umaga — every morning

Natural English adds there are, but Filipino does not need to say it here. So the idea is:

• There are many people at the station every morning.

This is very normal in Filipino.

What exactly does maraming mean?

Maraming means many or a lot of.

It comes from marami (many / much / a lot) plus the linker -ng, which connects it smoothly to the next word:

• marami — many / a lot
• maraming tao — many people

So maraming is not a completely separate root word; it is marami + -ng before a noun.

Why is it maraming tao and not just marami tao?

Because Filipino usually uses a linker between descriptive words and the noun they modify.

Here:

• marami