Tagalog Intensive Recently Completed Aspect
Verbs in the intensive recently completed form express extremely recent actions (“just this minute”).
How to form:
recently completed form +rep2
Either of the following are usually repeated:
- the first two syllables of the root (except if preceded by /pang/)
- /pag/, /pang/ or /pa/ and the the first syllable of the root
|
recently completed |
intensive recently completed |
|---|---|
|
kakalapit |
kakalapit-lapit |
|
kalalapit |
kalalapit-lapit |
|
kaluluto’ |
kalulutu-luto’ |
|
kapapagluto’ |
kapapaglutu-luto’ kapapaglu-pagluto’ |
|
kapapanggamit |
kapapangga-panggamit |
|
kapapaluto’ |
kapapalutu-luto’ kapapalu-paluto’ |
See also:
- Recently completed form (p. 188)
- Syllable repetition (p. 27)
- Sound changes when combining roots and affixes (p. 25)
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