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The Malagasy grammar allows you to manipulate the vocabulary to obtain multiple forms of a word. The grammatical rules below are the most important in Malagasy and help connect words or shape the structure. We start with the prepositions:
And: ary / sy ![]() |
Under: ambany ![]() |
Before: aloha ![]() |
After: aoriana ![]() |
Inside: anaty ![]() |
Outside: ivelan'ny ![]() |
With: miaraka ![]() |
But: nefa ![]() |
For: noho ![]() |
From: avy amin' ![]() |
To: hatrany ![]() |
In: anaty ![]() |
To ask questions, use the following:
What?: inona? ![]() |
Who?: iza? ![]() |
How?: ahoana? ![]() |
Why?: nahoana? ![]() |
Where?: aiza? ![]() |
Some of the most important time adverbs:
Never: tsy mihitsy ![]() |
Rarely: zara raha ![]() |
Sometimes: indraindray ![]() |
Usually: matetika ![]() |
Always: foana ![]() |
Very: tena ![]() |
Most commonly used pronouns in Malagasy:
I: izaho ![]() |
You: ianao ![]() |
He: izy ![]() |
She: izy ![]() |
We: isika ![]() |
They: izy ireo/zareo ![]() |
To express the possession of something [possessive form]:
My: ny -ko ![]() |
Your: ny -nao ![]() |
His: ny -niny ![]() |
Her: ny -niny ![]() |
Our: ny -tsika ![]() |
Their: ny -nareo ![]() |
Some random verbs to show how it's being used:
Some extra grammatical structures:
The above Malagasy grammar can provide tools to use in coordination with the Malagasy vocabulary to obtain some popular Malagasy phrases.
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Did you know? Grammar can help you increase your vocabulary dramatically. Grammar is like a tool which helps you manipulate words in a sentence by changing the shape and location of a word to create something new out of the old one. |