pagka

Tagalog

Etymology

Clipping of kapagka or sapagka.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡˈka/ [pɐɡˈka]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: pag‧ka

Conjunction

pagká (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃ)

  1. if
    Synonyms: kapagka, kapag, pag, kung
    Pagka nandyan na sila, sasama ako.
    If they are there already, I will come with.

Preposition

pagká (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜃ)

  1. when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if
    Synonyms: kapagka, kapag, pag, kung
    Pagka umaga na, lumalabas ang araw.
    When it's morning already, the sun comes out.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “pagka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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