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,, or . Expressing Desirability, Undesirability, and Necessity of Activities. Modal verbs--1. In Filipino, modal verbs gusto (like to, want to), ayaw (don’t want to, refuse to), and kailangan (need to, have to, must) are not conjugable Gusto kong kumain ng pancit kahapon.
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,, or Expressing Desirability, Undesirability, and Necessity of Activities
Modal verbs--1 • In Filipino, modal verbs gusto (like to, want to), ayaw (don’t want to, refuse to), and kailangan (need to, have to, must) are not conjugable • Gusto kong kumain ng pancit kahapon. • Gusto kong kumain ng pancit ngayon. • Ayaw kong uminom ng gamot mamaya. • Kailangan kong uminon ng gamot araw-araw.
Modal verbs--2 • They do not require any ang marker to form a sentence. When the verb is an actor-focus, both actor and direct object phrases are marked by ng. • Kailangan ng bata gumawa ng homework niya.
Modal verbs--3 • When modal verbs are used, the main verbs stay in the infinitive • Gusto kong mag-Filipino.
Examples • Gusto kong sumayaw sa disco. • Ayaw kong magmaneho ng kotse sa siyudad. • Kailangan kong tumawag sa embassy.
Exercise 1: James and his friend are planning a weekend trip to Pagsanjan, Laguna.
Legend: • : Gusto • : Ayaw • : Kailangan
Exercise 2 (individual) Write what you like, don’t like, or need to do
Exercise 3. Work in pairs. Find out what your partner likes to do. Use the words in Exercise 2. • Exercise 4. Tell the group what your partner likes to do.