I- 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: object
to do something to a person or a thing (expresses various kinds of actions)
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
tapon |
throwing |
itapon |
to throw (away) |
|
bigay |
something given |
ibigay |
to give |
|
akyat |
going up |
iakyat |
to bring/take up |
|
uwi’ |
going/coming home |
iuwi’ |
to take home |
|
tago’ |
hiding |
itago’ |
to hide (something) |
|
tanim |
something planted |
itanim |
to plant |
|
sulat |
letter, writing |
isulat |
to write (down) |
|
sara |
closing |
isara |
to close |
|
sama |
joining, including |
isama |
to include |
|
dagdag |
adding |
idagdag |
to add |
|
balik |
returning |
ibalik |
to return (something) |
|
lagay |
something put |
ilagay |
to put |
root |
tapon |
meaning |
throwing |
root + affix |
itapon |
meaning |
to throw (away) |
root |
bigay |
meaning |
something given |
root + affix |
ibigay |
meaning |
to give |
root |
akyat |
meaning |
going up |
root + affix |
iakyat |
meaning |
to bring/take up |
root |
uwi’ |
meaning |
going/coming home |
root + affix |
iuwi’ |
meaning |
to take home |
root |
tago’ |
meaning |
hiding |
root + affix |
itago’ |
meaning |
to hide (something) |
root |
tanim |
meaning |
something planted |
root + affix |
itanim |
meaning |
to plant |
root |
sulat |
meaning |
letter, writing |
root + affix |
isulat |
meaning |
to write (down) |
root |
sara |
meaning |
closing |
root + affix |
isara |
meaning |
to close |
root |
sama |
meaning |
joining, including |
root + affix |
isama |
meaning |
to include |
root |
dagdag |
meaning |
adding |
root + affix |
idagdag |
meaning |
to add |
root |
balik |
meaning |
returning |
root + affix |
ibalik |
meaning |
to return (something) |
root |
lagay |
meaning |
something put |
root + affix |
ilagay |
meaning |
to put |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
isara |
(i)sinara |
(i)sinasara |
isasara |
|
itapon |
(i)tinapon |
(i)tinatapon |
itatapon |
basic form |
isara |
completed |
(i)sinara |
uncompleted |
(i)sinasara |
unstarted |
isasara |
basic form |
itapon |
completed |
(i)tinapon |
uncompleted |
(i)tinatapon |
unstarted |
itatapon |
Sentences:
|
Sinara ni Chris ang pinto’. |
Chris closed the door. |
|
Tinapon ni Rose ang envelope. |
Rose threw the envelope away. |
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