-in 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: object

to do something to a person or a thing (expresses various kinds of actions)

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

kain

eating

kainin

to eat

inom

drinking

inumin

to drink

mahal

someone loved

mahalin

to love

basa

reading

basahin

to read

luto’

cooking, cuisine

lutuin

to cook

tapos

finished

tapusin

to finish

sabi

something said

sabihin

to say, to tell

linis

cleaning

linisin

to clean

tawag

call

tawagin

to call

alis

removing

alisin

to remove

isip

mind

isipin

to think about

gising

waking up

gisingin

to wake (someone) up

root

kain

meaning

eating

root + affix

kainin

meaning

to eat

root

inom

meaning

drinking

root + affix

inumin

meaning

to drink

root

mahal

meaning

someone loved

root + affix

mahalin

meaning

to love

root

basa

meaning

reading

root + affix

basahin

meaning

to read

root

luto’

meaning

cooking, cuisine

root + affix

lutuin

meaning

to cook

root

tapos

meaning

finished

root + affix

tapusin

meaning

to finish

root

sabi

meaning

something said

root + affix

sabihin

meaning

to say, to tell

root

linis

meaning

cleaning

root + affix

linisin

meaning

to clean

root

tawag

meaning

call

root + affix

tawagin

meaning

to call

root

alis

meaning

removing

root + affix

alisin

meaning

to remove

root

isip

meaning

mind

root + affix

isipin

meaning

to think about

root

gising

meaning

waking up

root + affix

gisingin

meaning

to wake (someone) up

Aspects:

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

kainin

kinain

kinakain

kakainin

sabihin

sinabi

sinasabi

sasabihin

basic form

kainin

completed

kinain

uncompleted

kinakain

unstarted

kakainin

basic form

sabihin

completed

sinabi

uncompleted

sinasabi

unstarted

sasabihin

Sentences:

Kinain ni Mark ang mangga.

Mark ate the mango.

Sinabi ni John ang totoo.

John told the truth.

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