Ayaw at Gusto
Ayaw at Gusto
Ayaw at Gusto
Depending on which part of speech is used to present the object of the sentence,
there are different ways to express what we like and what we do not like, and also what
we want and what we do not want. In general, we use two essential verbs: GUSTO (to
like/ to want) and AYAW (to dislike or to hate/ to not want).
GUSTO/
GUSTO/ + [ indirect personal pronoun ] + NG + [ noun ]
AYAW
Examples: Gusto ko ng kape. Ayaw mo ng gatas.
I like/ want coffee. You hate/ do not want milk.
However, if the object of preference is a person with a name, we replace “ng” with “si”.
However, if we speak about the preference of a particular thing, place, or person, which
is the subject of the sentence and is presented as a noun, we replace the indirect personal
pronoun with the markers “ni”, “nina”, “ng” or “ng mga” followed by the noun of the subject.
GUSTO/
GUSTO/ + [ indirect personal pronoun ] + NG + [ adjective ]
AYAW
Examples: Gusto nila ng malambot. Ayaw naming ng matigas.
They want something soft. We do not want something hard.
If the preferred object is presented as a PRONOUN, there are a lot of ways depending
on which pronoun is being used.
If the preferred object is a person, we can also use the following sentence formats:
or
For person/s as the object pronoun, you can add “May” before “gusto/ ayaw” and replace
the markers “ni/ nina/ ng/ ng mga” with “si/ sina/ ang/ ang mga” to make it more or less
affectionate.