Ma- 5 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: object
to do something involuntarily or accidentally
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
kain |
eating |
makain |
to eat unintentionally |
|
sabi |
something said |
masabi |
to say unintentionally |
|
sunog |
fire |
masunog |
to burn unintentionally |
|
basag |
a crack |
mabasag |
to crack or break |
|
alaala |
memory |
maalala (irregular verb) |
to remember unintentionally |
|
rinig |
hearing |
marinig |
to hear unintentionally |
root |
kain |
meaning |
eating |
root + affix |
makain |
meaning |
to eat unintentionally |
root |
sabi |
meaning |
something said |
root + affix |
masabi |
meaning |
to say unintentionally |
root |
sunog |
meaning |
fire |
root + affix |
masunog |
meaning |
to burn unintentionally |
root |
basag |
meaning |
a crack |
root + affix |
mabasag |
meaning |
to crack or break |
root |
alaala |
meaning |
memory |
root + affix |
maalala (irregular verb) |
meaning |
to remember unintentionally |
root |
rinig |
meaning |
hearing |
root + affix |
marinig |
meaning |
to hear unintentionally |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
makain |
nakain |
nakakain |
makakain |
|
mabasag |
nabasag |
nababasag |
mababasag |
basic form |
makain |
completed |
nakain |
uncompleted |
nakakain |
unstarted |
makakain |
basic form |
mabasag |
completed |
nabasag |
uncompleted |
nababasag |
unstarted |
mababasag |
Sentences:
|
Nakain ni Jose ang buto. |
Jose accidentally swallowed (ate) the pit. |
|
Nabasag ni Yoyoy ang baso. |
Yoyoy accidentally broke the (drinking) glass. |
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