Tagalog Maging
Maging means to be or to become.
POD: doer
Aspects:
naging (completed),
nagiging
(uncompleted),
magiging
(unstarted)
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Naging mayor siya. |
He/she became mayor. |
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Nagiging popular siya. |
He/she’s becoming popular. |
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Magiging popular siya. |
He/she will become popular. |
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Mahirap maging magulang. |
It’s hard to be a parent. |
See also: POD (p. 30), Aspects (p. 180)
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