ikaw
Ikaw is a personal pronoun in the Filipino language (Tagalog) meaning "you" in the singular. It is used to directly address the person being spoken to and can function as the subject of a sentence or serve as a predicate pronoun in certain constructions. Ikaw is commonly employed for emphasis or contrast, such as in statements like Ikaw ang mahal ko (You are the one I love) or in questions like Ikaw ba ang nagdala ng tinapay? (Are you the one who brought the bread?).
In everyday speech, ikaw coexists with other second-person forms. The polite and formal second person in Filipino
- Emphasis or contrast: Ikaw ang dapat gawin; not the others, but you specifically.
- Direct address: Ikaw, ikaw ba ang tinutukoy? (You, are you the one being referred to?)
- Predicate reference: Hindi ikaw ang nagpasya; rather, someone else did.
Ikaw is a core element of Tagalog pronoun systems and is widely used across dialects that draw
In summary, ikaw is the informal, singular second-person pronoun in Filipino, used for direct address, emphasis,