Usage Note
Kategorya, from Spanish categoría, is the standard Tagalog word for category or classification. It is fully naturalized and appears without register restriction across game shows, school projects, product labels, and bureaucratic forms — one of those loanwords learners will encounter constantly.
Examples
" Anong kategorya nito? "
Natural Translation
What category is this?
Literal Translation
What category of-this?
" Ano ang kategorya ng larong ito? "
Natural Translation
What is the category of this game?
Literal Translation
What the category of game-that-is this?
" Hindi ko alam kung saang kategorya ilalagay ang produkto dahil pasok ito sa dalawang grupo. "
Natural Translation
I don't know which category to put the product in because it fits into two groups.
Literal Translation
Not I know if which category will-put the product because fits it in two groups.
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