sugnay
súgnay with stress marks
clause
Usage Note
Sugnay is the standard Tagalog grammatical term for a clause — a unit of a sentence containing a subject and predicate. Students of Filipino grammar encounter it when studying sentence structure in formal language instruction.
Examples
" May dalawang sugnay ang pangungusap. "
Natural Translation
The sentence has two clauses.
Literal Translation
Has two clauses the sentence.
" Mahaba ang sugnay sa pangungusap. "
Natural Translation
The clause in the sentence is long.
Literal Translation
Long the clause in sentence.
" Ipinaliwanag ng guro kung paano pagsamahin ang dalawang sugnay gamit ang tamang pang-ugnay upang maging malinaw ang pangungusap. "
Natural Translation
The teacher explained how to combine the two clauses using the right conjunction so that the sentence becomes clear.
Literal Translation
Explained by the teacher how to-combine the two clauses using the right conjunction so-that become clear the sentence.
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