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Magka- ³ : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to manage to perform a reciprocal action

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
usap	talking	magkausap	to manage to talk to each other
bati’	reconciled	magkabati’	to manage to reconcile, to manage to patch things up

root	usap
meaning	talking
root + affix	magkausap
meaning	to manage to talk to each other

root	bati’
meaning	reconciled
root + affix	magkabati’
meaning	to manage to reconcile, to manage to patch things up

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
magkausap	nagkausap	nagkakausap	magkakausap
magkabati’	nagkabati’	nagkakabati’	magkakabati’

basic form	magkausap
completed	nagkausap
uncompleted	nagkakausap
unstarted	magkakausap

basic form	magkabati’
completed	nagkabati’
uncompleted	nagkakabati’
unstarted	magkakabati’

Sentences:

Nagkausap sila.	They managed to talk to each other.
Nagkabati’ sina John at Mike.	John and Mike managed to patch things up.

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