Kailanan (en. Number)

/kaiˈlanan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The state of having one, two, or more people or things.

The number of students in the class is three.

Ang kailanan ng mga mag-aaral sa klase ay tatlo.

A grammatical aspect that indicates whether a noun is singular or plural.

In Filipino, there are two types of number: singular and plural.

Sa Filipino, may dalawang uri ng kailanan: isahan at maramihan.

Formed from the root word 'kaila' and the suffix '-nan'.

singular number

number referring to a single person or thing

kailanang isahan

plural number

number referring to many or more than one

kailanang maramihan

noun

A word used to refer to a person, animal, thing, or place.

pangngalan

verb

A part of speech that indicates an action or deed.

pandiwa

numbers or counts

The numbers of the specs should match the song.

Yung tirada ng mga specs dapat tama sa kanta.

count

I counted the people at the concert, so many!

Nagbilang ako ng mga tao sa concert, ang dami!

vote

We need votes for the next president.

Kailangan ng boto para sa susunod na presidente.