Equality With agka-
Equal Degrees of a Property
Agkataytayag means equally tall; agkasirsirib means equally intelligent.
How It Works
Equality forms combine agka- with a copied portion of a property base. Two established formations are agka- + tay + tayag → agkataytayag and agka- + sir + sirib → agkasirsirib. A plural pronoun, plural noun phrase or coordinated pair identifies the comparison set. With names, da Elena ken ni Rosa identifies Elena and Rosa together.
The construction compares degree: the people are equally tall or equally intelligent. It does not assert that they share every characteristic or rank one above another. Greater-degree comparison instead uses a comparative property form and a ngem standard. Attached tayo includes the addressee. Learn each established equality word. These two CVC formations do not make every property base follow one automatic copying rule. Learn other equality words from their own established formations.
Examples (3)
- Agkataytayag da Elena ken ni Rosa.
Elena and Rosa are equally tall.
Da is the separate personal-name marker introducing the pair.
- Agkasirsirib dagiti estudiante ditoy.
The students here are equally intelligent.
The plural noun phrase supplies the comparison set.
- Agkataytayagtayo.
We are equally tall.
The attached inclusive pronoun includes the addressee.
Related Patterns
- Comparative + ngemComparing Two Things
Compares a greater degree.
Level 2 - Superlative ka-...-anChoosing the Highest Degree
Identifies the highest degree in a set.
Level 2 - ni / daMarking Personal Names
Marks named members of the comparison set.
Level 1 - kami / tayoTwo Kinds of We
Distinguishes whether the group includes the addressee.
Level 1
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