Love in Tagalog: Pag-ibig at
Pagmamahal
There are many different Tagalog words for love. Two commonly used nouns are pag-ibig and pagmamahal.
ang pag-ibig natin
our (romantic) love
The root word ibig by itself denotes love, but in conjugated form, it can mean friendship such as in the word kaibigan (friend). The word umibig (fall in love) is a verb.
Umibig ako uli.
I fell in love again.
The phrase ibig sabihin (to mean) is used when asking what something means.
ang ibig kong sabihin
what I mean to say /what I want to say
As a verb, the word mahal means 'to love' but as an adjective it means 'expensive.'
Bakit ang mahal magmahal?
Why does it cost so much to love?