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ama

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word ama in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word ama:


amá  Play audio #8361
[noun] father

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Root: ama
Usage Note Icon Usage Notes:
"Ama" is a more formal word for "Dad", similar to how "Father" is a more formal word than "Dad" in English. If you want to be more casual, use "Tatay" instead.

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Example Sentences Available Icon Ama Example Sentences in Tagalog: (17)
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Iniligtás ko siyá para maiuwî sa amá niyá.
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I saved her in order to return her to her mother.
Nasa morge pa ang mga labî ng amá ni Shirley.
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The remains of Shirley's father are still in the morgue.
Abogado ng gobernadór ang amá ni Carl.
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Carl's father is the governor's lawyer.
Retirado na ba ang amá ni Pauleen?
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Is Pauleen's father retired?
Nasaksihán ko ang lupít ng kaniyáng amá.
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I witnessed his father's cruelty.
Ayaw ipakilala ni Emma ang amá ng kaniyáng anák.
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Emma don't want to introduce the father of her child.
Mámaliitín ng amá ang manliligaw ng anák.
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The father will belittle his daughter's suitor.
Hindî niyá pinapanindigán ang kaniyáng pagiging amá.
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He doesn't man up as a father.
Nagagastos kayâ ni Daniel ang ipinadaláng pera ng kaniyáng amá?
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Is Daniel spending his father's remittance?
Natuwâ siyá nang mapag-alamáng magiging amá siyá.
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He was happy when he realized that he would be a dad.

User-submitted Example Sentences (1):
User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.
Mayroong bagong kotse ang aking ama.
Tatoeba Sentence #4491523 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
My father has a new car.


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How to pronounce ama:

AMA AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #8361
Markup Code:
[rec:8361]
Related Filipino Words:
mag-amáamaínamá-amahanmapaamoamáng-pangumanamang pangamanpaternidádmag-ama-amahanamamamagsangalan-ng-Ama
Related English Words:
fatherdad
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
amang
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