PandiwaA1
Commands and requests
Commands and requests
Learning Goal
Can give commands, make polite requests, and express prohibitions
Exam Skills:PagbasaPagsasalitaPagsulatPakikinig
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
Umupo ka.
Sit down.
Pakiabot ng baso.
Please pass the glass.
Huwag kang mag-alala!
Don't worry!
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
Ang pag-uutos (imperative) sa Tagalog:
| Uri | Porma | Halimbawa |
|---|---|---|
| Direct | Root word | Kain! (Eat!) |
| Polite (paki-) | paki- + root | Pakikuha. (Please get.) |
| Prohibition | Huwag + verb | Huwag kang tumakbo! (Don't run!) |
Kailan ginagamit ang pag-uutos?
- Mga utos: Tumayo ka. (Stand up.)
- Magalang na kahilingan (paki-): Pakidala ang tubig. (Please bring the water.)
- Mga panuto at recipe: Haluin ang asukal. (Mix the sugar.)
Mga halimbawang pangungusap
- Kumain ka na! — Eat now!
- Maupo ka. — Sit down.
- Pumunta ka rito. — Come here.
- Magbasa ka ng libro. — Read a book.
- Huwag kang mag-alala. — Don't worry.
- Maupo po kayo. — Please sit down. (polite)
Common mistakes with this topic.
🇬🇧 English speakers: Structural differences from
Common Error Patterns
Error with Commands and requests
Review the rules for Pag-uutos — Imperative
Umupo ka.
Sit down.
Umupo = sit (imperative, -um- verb root). Ka = you.
Pakiabot ng baso.
Please pass the glass.
Paki- = please (polite prefix). Abot = reach/pass. Ng baso = the glass.
Huwag kang mag-alala!
Don't worry!
Huwag = don't (prohibition). Ka + -ng linker. Mag-alala = worry.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises