A2

Kami vs Tayo (Exclusive vs Inclusive We)

Kami at Tayo (Eksklusibo at Inklusibo)

About this concept

Tagalog distinguishes inclusive 'we' (tayo = speaker + listener) from exclusive 'we' (kami = speaker + others, not listener). This distinction runs through all pronoun forms: namin/natin, amin/atin.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~25 cards at level A2.

Examples

Tayo na! (Let's go! - includes listener)Let's go! (you and I together)
Kami ay pupunta sa Cebu. (excludes listener)We (not you) are going to Cebu.
Bahay namin (our house, exclusive)our house (speaker's family, not listener's)
Bayan natin (our country, inclusive)our country (all of us together)

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

More A2 concepts

Object Focus -In VerbsPandiwang -In (Pokus sa Layon)Benefactive/Instrumental Focus I- VerbsPandiwang I- (Pokus sa Tagatanggap)Locative/Directional Focus -An VerbsPandiwang -An (Pokus sa Pinangyarihan)Possessive ConstructionsMga Pag-aariAspect System OverviewSistema ng Aspekto

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