-an +rep2 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: object
to do something occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
walis |
broom |
walis-walisan |
to sweep a little (etc.) |
|
tamis |
sweetness |
tamis-tamisan |
to sweeten a bit (etc.) |
|
bagal |
slowness |
bagal-bagalan |
to slow down a bit (etc.) |
root |
walis |
meaning |
broom |
root + affix |
walis-walisan |
meaning |
to sweep a little (etc.) |
root |
tamis |
meaning |
sweetness |
root + affix |
tamis-tamisan |
meaning |
to sweeten a bit (etc.) |
root |
bagal |
meaning |
slowness |
root + affix |
bagal-bagalan |
meaning |
to slow down a bit (etc.) |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
tamis-tamisan |
tinamis-tamisan |
tinatamis-tamisan |
tatamis-tamisan |
|
bagal-bagalan |
binagal-bagalan |
binabagal-bagalan |
babagal-bagalan |
basic form |
tamis-tamisan |
completed |
tinamis-tamisan |
uncompleted |
tinatamis-tamisan |
unstarted |
tatamis-tamisan |
basic form |
bagal-bagalan |
completed |
binagal-bagalan |
uncompleted |
binabagal-bagalan |
unstarted |
babagal-bagalan |
Sentences:
|
Tinamis-tamisan ni Ralph ang juice. |
Ralph sweetened the juice a bit. |
|
Binagal-bagalan ni Elvira ang kotse. |
Elvira slowed the car down a little. |
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