Commands

Commands or straightforward orders/directions are expressed in Tagalog by using the infinitive form of the verb followed by the appropriate second person pronoun (e.g., ka, kayo, mo, ninyo).

Adding either of the enclitic particles nga and naman "softens" the command. That is, the particle makes the order sound more like a request. 

Here are a few examples representative of the different focus forms of the verb. Take note that the pronoun has to agree with the verbal focus. For example, if the verb is actor focused, then the pronoun must be actor focused (ka, kayo).

*When enclitics (na, pa, nga, naman, etc.) and pronouns are in the same sentence, the word order rule, or the rule for which word comes first in the sentence is shortest to longest. The shortest word comes first, then the next shortest follows, and so on until finally the longest word comes last.