Essential Tagalog Grammar offers: clear, simple and concise explanations; lots of practical examples focusing on everyday, informal Tagalog; pronunciation marks, with all long vowels (stress) and glottal stops indicated; audio recordings of Tagalog sounds (available on the web version); and a simple well-organized format. Essential Tagalog Grammar includes: extensive alphabetical lists of noun, verb and adjective affixes, useful for building vocabulary; meanings of enclitic particles in context; tables of markers and pronouns, question words, rules for indicating aspect, irregular verbs, numbers, time expressions and more; lists of opening and closing particles and interjections; clear explanations of the Point of Departure (the Tagalog "subject," "topic" or "focus") and the News (the Tagalog "predicate" or "comment"), markers and pronouns (Ang, Ng and Sa phrases), enclitic words and more. Essential Tagalog Grammar is recommended for: learners of Tagalog who want to understand how the language works and have a quick reference handy; native speakers who want to gain insights into their own language; and anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of Tagalog grammar.