Recent Posts by DrewWilson

posted: Mar 11th, 2024 10:53pm
"@jkos The thing is, I don't need a term to teach the concept. I just say with an affix like -um-, it tells the ang phrase to go where ever the doer of the verb is. And when using this affix, the object (or receiver) of the verb is preceded by the marker ng, and it is typically indefinite. I am working with native speakers...."

posted: Mar 10th, 2024 9:22pm
"@NovaChromatic I have read the article by them before, but the term point of departure makes it a bit more confusing. I am thinking that maybe a term is not even necessary. For example, I think it may be simplest to just teach it by saying there is a relationship between the verb affix and the ang phrase and to not worry over “focuses” or "Point of Departures" or any other terminology. Then it usage, depending on what you want to talk about, you pick the right verb affix, whether it is just abo..."

posted: Mar 10th, 2024 8:03am
"@DenC This may be a tough question to answer, or just one that doesn't really have an answer, but I will ask anyway. If you were to reconstruct similar sentences in an everyday setting, what do you think about when going to speak? From what I am understanding based on what you are saying, is it boils down to what you want to specifically talk about, i.e. the one who gave the thing (the actor), the person or thing that is the receiver of whatever the verb is (the object), or the direction, etc. And base..."

posted: Mar 10th, 2024 7:18am
"@DenC Okay, so, you see different contextual nuances depending on which verb affix is used. Is that correct? Could you explain a little further, please?..."

posted: Mar 10th, 2024 6:06am
"Question: Hi everyone, I am currently trying to write a course for Tagalog and I have various questions and doubts about how Tagalog is traditionally taught, so I am looking for feedback from native speakers. Today, my question, or doubt, is about how verbs are taught. Tagalog resources teach that each verb affix has its own focus (actor focus, object focus, directional focus, etc.) and depending on which affix you use, it changes the grammar and meaning of the sentence. I am not in doubt over the change..."