Meaning of "nga"

nga •

part.
• • emphatic particle, expressing confirmation, truly, really, certainly, request particle meaning "please", so, therefore, really. Oo, nga. Yes, indeed. Ikaw nga ang maysabi. You, yourself said so. Ituro nga ninyo (polite request). Please show me the way...

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really

adv.
• • 1. actually, truly, in fact: tunay nga, totoo nga, talaga nga
  • 2. indeed (used sometimes as interj): diyata, siyanga

therefore

adv.
• • 1. for that reason, as a result of that: dahil doon, sa gayon, sa gayong dahilan
  • 2. consequently: samakatwid, kaya (nga), anupat

so

adv.
• • 1. in that way, in the same way or degree: ganyan, paganyan, ganito, paganito, gayon, pagayon
  • 2. according to fact, really so, true: totoo, talaga, tama, siya nga
  • 3. very: napaka (prefixed to the appropriate adverb and adjective)
  • 4. very much: totoo, lubha, masyado
  • 5. therefore, accordingly, on this account: kaya, kaya nga, dahil dito
  • 6. likewise, also: gayon din (rin), man, naman
  • 7. interj. with upward inflection: Well! Siya! Aba!
  • 8. or so, more or less: humigit-kumulang
  • 9. so as, so that with the result or purpose: para, upang, nang

indeed

adv.
• • 1. in fact: sa katotohanan, sa katunayan
  • 2. really: talaga nga, totoo nga interj. expression of surprise: talaga, tunay, totoo

biyak

v.
• • magbiyak, biyakin (mag:-in) to cleave; to split, to break in two, halve. Biyakin mo nga ang niyog. (You) cleave the coconut open.

buno

v.
• • magbuno' (mag-) to wrestle with each other. Nagbuno sila. They wrestled with each other. mambuno', bunuin (mang-:-in)

v.
• • to wrestle. Bunuin mo nga siya. Wrestle with him.

amoy

n.
• • smell, odor, aroma, body odor, intensive smell, offensive smell amuyin (-in)

v.
• • to smell something. Amuyin mo nga ito. Smell this.

v.
• • mangamoy (mang-) to become smelly or odorous. Nangamoy ang sirang pagkain. The spoiled food smelled bad.

ng

mkr.
• • non-focus marking particle of actor or goal complements or noun phrases. Kinain ng bata ang kendi. The child ate the candy. part. possessive marker, common noun marker which marks a possessive construction. Direktor ng sine. Director of the movie -ng lig. variant of na nga' adv. affirmative adverb "indeed". Siya nga ang duwag. He is indeed the coward.

bitbit

v.
• • magbitbit, bitbitin (mag:-in) to carry or hold dangling from the fingers or the hand. Bitbitin mo nga ang mga daeng. Carry the dried fish.