Talk:galing

Interjection vs Adjective vs Tagalog Parts of Speech
Yes, I know the idea you want to add into this entry. But interjections are single expressions that are exclaimed. For "galing niya", the word is an adjective rather than an interjection. Or rather, it may be a noun. So you've come across one of the great confusions that Tagalog grammar has when using Western concepts of parts of speech. The way we use words like "ang laki nito!" or "ang taas naman", the words themselves are in their root, and they're being used to describe like adjectives, but a structural analysis shows them to be nouns, "ang laki nito" (the largeness of it), and "ang taas naman" (the highness). Anyway, I still don't know how these expressions are analyzed by grammarians. I haven't tried looking into it. But anyway, your edits are valid, it's just that the examples have to be interjections too. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 09:48, 19 January 2022 (UTC)


 * @Mar vin kaiser yeah, I thought about those examples at that time, while I was really tired. I was thinking like, is this a contraction of magaling or not?? Then, ah then huh "magaling niya!!"??? waaaat?? Anyways, so "galing niya!!!" is "his skill!!! :O "? So "Galing!!!" is uuuh "Skill !!!!!" In my time in like say HiNative, I often thought about that "ang !" thing too yeah it's a strange sort of translation equivalence when explaining this to non-tagalog speakers. Anyways, I didn't add the single expression thing cuz I thought it was implied and thought adding more made it less boring at that time lol. At that time I added that and I guess it's currently like 12am right now, I honestly don't know what to make of this expression which is to which hahaha I just know people treat this like an interjection too, like they'd tell this behind your back or what, whether sincerely or sarcastically. I mean that didn't happen when I decided to edit this, but it just came to my mind when I went to this page lol. I suppose all other noun root qualities could be interjections like this. Mlgc1998 (talk) 16:52, 19 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I suggest the phrase "Ang galing niya" if it is meant for interjection. FOr "Galing niya!" it is actually an interjection with the "ang" dropped. It is common for the ang to be dropped. Other examples include "Gandaaa!" or "Lakas" (although meant for describing an event exerting large force, it can also be used as an interjection). 175.158.200.177 11:58, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Is this you? The reply wasn't stamped with an account. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 12:42, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * No. Just a newcomer. Totally different person. What do you say about my comment? -175.158.200.179 06:36, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Make an account so we can track who says what lol. The thing is all adjectives can be done that way, and we would have to create new interjection entries for all of them. --Mar vin kaiser (talk) 07:05, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mar vin kaiser In another sense, Interjections as a part of speech is kinda ambiguous too, cuz a lot of the usual traditional parts of speech could in a way also be interjections if the definition is basically just being "an abrupt remark". Is there some sort of line where what could or could not be considered "an abrupt remark"? People do a lot of abrupt remarks out there, whichever the word's original part of speech was. In other languages here in wikt, the consideration as well with which ones they'd consider as interjections are blurry. For the greetings, good morning, good day, good afternoon, good evening, good night also don't have it consistent on part of speech. It's likely cuz the ones they use are all valid parts of speech and aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. I guess if the other entries could be interjections, someone could decide to add them as interjections, but such scenarios being a lot could just be dependent on whoever's effort to decide to do that cuz it seems like an optional thing that anyone could potentially do so if ever. Mlgc1998 (talk) 07:59, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
 * @Mar vin kaiser @Mlgc1998Actually, anything considered as "abrupt remark" is considered as an interjection. An interjection is defined as a word/phrase of reaction to what something happened.
 * The greetings, good morning, good day, good afternoon, good evening, good night are interjections of greetings or salutations. Others include within other types such as Joy, Attention, Approval, Surprise, Sorrow.
 * If an event happened, then a person reacted by saying a phrase that correlates with the event, it is an interjection.
 * I have might used a western linguistic standpoint, but I think Tagalog has similar attributes. They are not very distinctive and are actually very similar in most of the aspects of grammar and language.
 * Source: https://www.englishbix.com/types-of-interjections-with-examples/
 * Please reply if I have missed something. I am an amateur and starter. -175.158.200.177 03:52, 23 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes, don't worry new people in wiktionary are welcome. It helps build the place, so everyone here can know more about whichever language or help improve what's already recorded. If you need help here in wikt, u can ask me for help. some editors might be scared of new people's edits tho, but don't be scared, we learn through time how best to do things. It's good people contribute the best they can however way. If you're not sure about a certain edit, you can ask me for help. Anyways, yeah, for interjections, I think it's not any different in Tagalog as what you mentioned. The concept is of course originally made from a western linguistic standpoint anyways, so I don't think there was any change to Tagalog for that. Sometimes, we also have cursewords in Tagalog as senseless interjections of frustration, like putang ina hahaha. Idk tho if interjections are solely senseless abrupt remarks, just for expressing certain emotions, with little regard for the word's meaning, but I guess anyone can say any words with desensitized meaning just for the sake of sudden burst of emotion. Mlgc1998 (talk) 20:49, 24 January 2022 (UTC)