Tagalog Structures (PALI Language Texts―Philippines)

This is a very good reference. I am a beginner Tagalog learner but I like to read a lot. Reading is difficult because there are so many types of conjugations that a different a-fix can really alter the meaning of the sentence. Most books for general beginner Tagalog only cover the -um verbs and the -in verbs and of course ma- adjectives. But this book covers all the conjugations with a concise explanation that is easy to understand. It goes hand in hand with the book "Tagalog Conjugations: A Reference Guide" byBrad Lowe. For those learning by reading as I am trying to do and understand the complex verbal system (which is actually easy to understand if explained entirely.) If you are learning Tagalog especially self learning you need this book on your self (would love to see a Kindle version.)

This book is excellent for those who learned some Tagalog word and expressions and like to see the structure behind this language. The way Tagalog is structured is very different from Western languages, so if you want to learn it from scrap then "Conversational Tagalog" by Teresita Ramos is the book you need; if you want to clarify your ideas on the language rules or if you love grammar, this book is an excellent introduction.

This is a good grammar book with straightforward explanations. Although almost 40 years old, I think it is still the best book on the market at the present moment. My only caveat is that the author does not know how to use the accent system of Tagalog, a suprising thing from someone teaching the language. For instance "child" is spelt báta' whereas it should be spelt batà or bátà; "nothing" is written wala instead of walâ (last syllable stressed and closed by the glottal stop), etc. Also accents are not used systematically, many sentences are left without accents. Imagine a similar book about Czech, French, Spanish without their accents!

ハワイ大学出版のタガログ学習本シリーズの一冊で、他にTagalog for BeginnersとTagalog Dictionaryがある。同じ単語（名詞や動詞）や文章を使って、単語の形、基本構文、基本文型などのテーマにそって展開していくので、本のタイトルであるタガログというシステムの底にある構造が徐々に浮かび上がるようになっている。全体的に冗長な説明が多いのが気になるが、教科書的というか、ゆっくりとしたリズムで学習するには適していると思う。Double Causative Action DCA　ダブル要請行為Primary Causative Actor Focus PCAF　第一要請者焦点例）Ako ang nagpapakain sa alila ng lugaw sa anak niya.訳）私だよ、食べさせるようお願いしたのは、メイドに、お粥を、彼の子供に。Secondary Causative Actor Focus SCAF　第二要請者焦点例）Ang alila ang pinapagpakain ko ng lugaw sa anak niya.訳）メイドだよ、私が食べさせるようお願いしたのは、お粥を、彼の子供に。Double Causative Goal Focus　DCGF　ダブル要請目的焦点例）Ang lugaw ang ipinapakain ko sa alila sa anak niya.訳）お粥だよ、私が食べさせるようお願いしたのは、メイドを使って、彼の子供に。Double Causative Direction Focus　DCDF　ダブル要請方向焦点例）Ang anak niya ang pinapakain ko ng lugaw sa alila.訳）彼の子供だよ、私が食べさせるようお願いしたのは、お粥を、メイドを使って。