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Actually you can remove the "ay" but the predicate should come first..
(subject) ay (predicate).
(predicate)(subject).
Example:
Ako ay tao. (I'm a person)
Tao ako. (A person I am)
I use the "ay" pattern since when translated in english "I'm a person" sounds better than "A person I am"..
Ng (nang) - This has many uses.. I'll start off with its use as "of"..
Pugad
ng mga ibon
Nest
of birds
Ni - used instead of "ng" if pertaining to a proper name of a living thing
Tae
ni Duker
Poop
of Duker
Sino - Who
Ano - What
Saan - Where
Kailan - When
Paano (Pa-a-no) - How
Ito - This
Iyan - That
Iyon - That over there
Dito - Here
Diyan - There
Doon (Do-on) - Over there
Ikaw ay
sino?
-You is
who?- (does not sound good so I'll use the "without ay" pattern)
Sino ikaw?
-
Who are you?-
Saan ang istasyon
ng pulis?
-
Where is the station
of police-
Ano iyan?
-
What is
that?-
Dito ang bahay
ni Duker.
-
Here is the house
of Duker-
Clarifications:
Lol.. Stop making things complicated you two (Lemuelss and Link)..
Actually they are using semi-slang.. I'll rewrite their sentences the proper way..
QUOTE
Talaga? Madali lang para sayo?
Adding in the missing words and changing the pattern, this is what the sentence really looks like..
Talaga? Para sa iyo ito ay madali lang?
-Really? For you this is easy only?-
QUOTE
Amoy tae ka
Ikaw ay amoy tae.
-You smells like poop.-
Amoy tae when translated literally means "smell poop".. Amoy tae is used as a shorcut for "amoy katulad ng tae" which means "smell like that of poop"
QUOTE
an would Amoy tae Duker be Duker smell(s) like poop?
This is from my first lesson
QUOTE
Ang - The
mga (ma-nga) - used if the noun is plural
Ang mga - used when the subject is plural
Si - used for Proper names of living things instead of "Ang"
Sina / Sila - used for more than one Proper name of living things instead of "Ang mga"
at - and
Using the (subject) ay (predicate) pattern..
Si Duker ay amoy tae.
-Duker smells like poop.-