Tagapagpadala siya.

he/she

Breakdown of Tagapagpadala siya.

• tagapagpadala: sender

Questions & Answers about Tagapagpadala siya.

What kind of word is tagapagpadala here?

It is a noun, not a conjugated verb.

In this sentence, tagapagpadala means sender or the person who sends. So Tagapagpadala siya is an identifying sentence: it tells you what siya is.

A helpful comparison:

• Tagapagpadala siya. = He/She is the sender.
• Nagpadala siya. = He/She sent something.

So tagapagpadala names a role or person, while nagpadala describes an action.

How is tagapagpadala formed?

It is built from the idea of sending.

A useful way to think about it is:

• dala = bring/carry
• padala = send / something sent
• tagapag- = a person whose role is to do something

So tagapagpadala means the one who sends or sender.

You do not need to analyze it every time you see it, but it helps to know that Filipino often builds words this way: an affix can turn an action into a word for the person who does that action.

Why is siya placed after tagapagpadala?