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Naka-: Tagalog Adjective Affix

in a certain position, state or condition; or,
wearing something

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
harap	front	nakaharap	facing
higa’	lying down	nakahiga’	lying down (in a lying position)
tayo’	standing	nakatayo’	standing (in a standing position)
tira (seldom used on its own)	living (in/on/at)	nakatira	living (in/on/at)
upo’	sitting	nakaupo’	seated
salamin	glasses	nakasalamin	wearing glasses
sapatos	shoes	nakasapatos	wearing shoes
itim	black	nakaitim	wearing black
bukas	open	nakabukas	open, turned on

root	harap
meaning	front
root + affix	nakaharap
meaning	facing

root	higa’
meaning	lying down
root + affix	nakahiga’
meaning	lying down (in a lying position)

root	tayo’
meaning	standing
root + affix	nakatayo’
meaning	standing (in a standing position)

root	tira (seldom used on its own)
meaning	living (in/on/at)
root + affix	nakatira
meaning	living (in/on/at)

root	upo’
meaning	sitting
root + affix	nakaupo’
meaning	seated

root	salamin
meaning	glasses
root + affix	nakasalamin
meaning	wearing glasses

root	sapatos
meaning	shoes
root + affix	nakasapatos
meaning	wearing shoes

root	itim
meaning	black
root + affix	nakaitim
meaning	wearing black

root	bukas
meaning	open
root + affix	nakabukas
meaning	open, turned on

Sentences:

Nakasapatos si Raphael.	Raphael is wearing shoes.
Nakatira si Mimi sa Cebu.	Mimi lives in Cebu.

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