I- 2 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: beneficiary
to do something for
| 
			 root  | 
		
			 meaning  | 
		
			 root + affix  | 
		
			 meaning  | 
	
|---|---|---|---|
| 
			 bili  | 
		
			 buying, buying price  | 
		
			 ibili  | 
		
			 to buy something for  | 
	
| 
			 kumusta  | 
		
			 how (is/are)  | 
		
			 ikumusta  | 
		
			 to say hello for  | 
	
| 
			 kuha’  | 
		
			 getting  | 
		
			 ikuha’  | 
		
			 to get something for  | 
	
| 
			 hanap  | 
		
			 something sought  | 
		
			 ihanap  | 
		
			 to search for (the benefit of)  | 
	
root  | 
			bili  | 
		
meaning  | 
			buying, buying price  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			ibili  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to buy something for  | 
		
root  | 
			kumusta  | 
		
meaning  | 
			how (is/are)  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			ikumusta  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to say hello for  | 
		
root  | 
			kuha’  | 
		
meaning  | 
			getting  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			ikuha’  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to get something for  | 
		
root  | 
			hanap  | 
		
meaning  | 
			something sought  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			ihanap  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to search for (the benefit of)  | 
		
Aspects:
| 
			 basic form  | 
		
			 completed  | 
		
			 uncompleted  | 
		
			 unstarted  | 
	
|---|---|---|---|
| 
			 ibili  | 
		
			 (i)binili  | 
		
			 (i)binibili  | 
		
			 ibibili  | 
	
| 
			 ikumusta  | 
		
			 (i)kinumusta  | 
		
			 (i)kinukumusta  | 
		
			 ikukumusta  | 
	
basic form  | 
			ibili  | 
		
completed  | 
			(i)binili  | 
		
uncompleted  | 
			(i)binibili  | 
		
unstarted  | 
			ibibili  | 
		
basic form  | 
			ikumusta  | 
		
completed  | 
			(i)kinumusta  | 
		
uncompleted  | 
			(i)kinukumusta  | 
		
unstarted  | 
			ikukumusta  | 
		
Sentences:
| 
			 Ibinili ni Alfred ng cake si Natalie.  | 
		
			 Alfred bought Natalie some cake.  | 
	
| 
			 Kinukumusta ni Tony si Elena.  | 
		
			 Tony says hello (sends his greetings) to Elena.  | 
	
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