Tagalog Requests

Requests are formed in the following ways:

1. pa- + root (+ Ng phrase (p. 59))

Pahiram.	Can I borrow it? Lit. Could you let me borrow it.
Pahiram ng ballpen.	Can I borrow a pen? Lit. Could you let me borrow a pen.
Pahingi’ ng scratch paper.	Can I have some scratch paper? Lit. Could you let me have/get some scratch paper.
Paabot ng isda’.	Could you pass the fish.

2. paki- + root (+ Ng phrase)

Pakiabot ng isda’.	Could you pass the fish.
Pakitanggal nito.	Could you remove this.

3. paki-…-an + root (+ Ang phrase (p. 59) or Ng phrase)

Pakibuksan ang pinto’.*	Could you open the door.
Pakihugasan ang pinggan.	Could you do (wash) the dishes.
Pakilagyan ng check ang kahon.*	Could you put a check in the box.

* The roots are bukas and lagay. See also: Irregular verbs (p. 191)

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