(-)Um- ³ : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to become or get
Note: (-)um- is placed before the first vowel of the root.

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
taba’	fat (noun)	tumaba’	to get fat
payat	thin	pumayat	to get thin
laki	size	lumaki	to get big, to grow
tanda’	age, seniority in age	tumanda’	to get old
galing	skill	gumaling	to improve, to get better, to get well

root	galing
meaning	skill
root + affix	gumaling
meaning	to improve, to get better, to get well

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
pumayat	pumayat	pumapayat	papayat
gumaling	gumaling	gumagaling	gagaling

Sentences:

Pumayat si Gloria.	Gloria lost weight.
Gumaling si Manny.	Manny got better (became healthy again or became more skillful).

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