Pang abay
Pang-abay na panang-ayon
In Filipino, adverbs that express affirmation or agreement about the action expressed by a verb, about
the quality expressed by an adjective, or about another adverb are called pang-abay na panang-ayon.
The word ayon or sang-ayon means agreeable. Examples of pang-abay na panang-ayon are listed below.
oo, opo, oho (yes)
sige (okay, all right)
talaga (really, surely, certainly)
tunay (really, truly, actually)
tiyak (surely, definitely, certainly)
walang duda (undoubtedly)
sigurado (surely, undoubtedly)
siyempre (of course, naturally, certainly)
siyanga (of course, indeed)
Here are some examples of sentences in Filipino with pang-abay na panang-ayon. The pang-abay is in
boldface and the underlined word (verb, adjective, or adverb) is the word that it modifies.
Siguradong gagantimpalaan ang pinakamagaling na mang-aawit sa paligsahan. (The adverb sigurado
modifies the verb gagantimpalaan.)
Walang dudang hinahanap na ng mga pulis ang suspek. (The adverb walang duda modifies the verb
hinahanap.)
Oo, kahanga-hanga ang talento nila sa pagsayaw. (The adverb oo modifies the adjective kahanga-hanga.)
Tunay na magaling na manunulat ang kaibigan ko. (The adverb tunay modifies the adjective magaling.)
Talagang mabilis lalago ang negosyo ninyo kung magsusumikap kayo. (The adverb talaga modifies the
adverb mabilis. Note that the word mabilis in this sentence acts as an adverb because it modifies the
verb lalago.)
Pang-abay na pananggi
In Filipino, adverbs that express denial or refusal of the action expressed by a verb, the quality expressed
by an adjective, or another adverb are called pang-abay na pananggi. Some of these adverbs also
indicate negation of or opposition to the verb, adjective, or another adverb. The word tanggi is a noun
that means refusal to give or denial. Examples of pang-abay na pananggi are listed below. These words
are variations of no, not, do not, or does not.
hindi, ‘di
ayaw
wala
huwag
Here are some examples of sentences in Filipino with pang-abay na pananggi. The pang-abay is in
boldface and the underlined word (verb, adjective, or adverb) is the word that it modifies.
Huwag tularan ang mga taong lumalabag sa batas. (The adverb huwag modifies the verb tularan.)
Hindi mabuti ang mag-aksaya ng tubig. (The adverb hindi modifies the adjective mabuti.)
Ayaw niyang sumagot sa mga text messages ko. (The adverb ayaw modifies the verb sumagot.)
Pang-abay na pang-agam
In Filipino, adverbs that express doubt or uncertainty about the action expressed by a verb, about the
quality expressed by an adjective, or about another adverb are called pang-abay na pang-agam. The
word agam is a noun which means doubt. Examples of pang-abay na pang-agam are listed below.
marahil (perhaps, probably, likely, possibly)
baka (maybe, perhaps)
tila (it seems, it appears that)
siguro (maybe, perhaps)
yata (maybe, it seems)
Here are some examples of sentences in Filipino with pang-abay na pang-agam. The pang-abay is in
boldface and the underlined word (verb, adjective, or adverb) is the word that it modifies.
Tila lalakas pa ang buhos ng ulan. (The adverb tila modifies the verb lalakas.)
Marahil magandang balita ang hatid ni Jose dahil nakangiti siya. (The adverb marahil modifies the
adjective maganda.)
Baka bukas na mag-uumpisa ang intramurals sa paaralan. (The adverb baka modifies the adverb bukas.)
Siguro malakas kumain ang batang iyan! (The adverb siguro modifies the adverb malakas. Note that the
word malakas in this sentence acts as an adverb because it modifies the verb kumain.)
Note that the Filipino adverbs described above do not always come directly before the word they
modify. Sometimes, other words come between the adverb and the word it modifies.
The pdf worksheets below ask the student to identify the adverb in the sentence, classify it accordingly,
and identify the word it modifies. The second page of each file is the answer key.
