POD: object
to do something to a person or a thing (expresses various kinds of actions)
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
---|---|---|---|
kain |
eating |
kainin |
to eat |
inom |
drinking |
inumin |
to drink |
mahal |
someone loved |
mahalin |
to love |
basa |
reading |
basahin |
to read |
luto’ |
cooking, cuisine |
lutuin |
to cook |
tapos |
finished |
tapusin |
to finish |
sabi |
something said |
sabihin |
to say, to tell |
linis |
cleaning |
linisin |
to clean |
tawag |
call |
tawagin |
to call |
alis |
removing |
alisin |
to remove |
isip |
mind |
isipin |
to think about |
gising |
waking up |
gisingin |
to wake (someone) up |
root |
kain |
meaning |
eating |
root + affix |
kainin |
meaning |
to eat |
root |
inom |
meaning |
drinking |
root + affix |
inumin |
meaning |
to drink |
root |
mahal |
meaning |
someone loved |
root + affix |
mahalin |
meaning |
to love |
root |
basa |
meaning |
reading |
root + affix |
basahin |
meaning |
to read |
root |
luto’ |
meaning |
cooking, cuisine |
root + affix |
lutuin |
meaning |
to cook |
root |
tapos |
meaning |
finished |
root + affix |
tapusin |
meaning |
to finish |
root |
sabi |
meaning |
something said |
root + affix |
sabihin |
meaning |
to say, to tell |
root |
linis |
meaning |
cleaning |
root + affix |
linisin |
meaning |
to clean |
root |
tawag |
meaning |
call |
root + affix |
tawagin |
meaning |
to call |
root |
alis |
meaning |
removing |
root + affix |
alisin |
meaning |
to remove |
root |
isip |
meaning |
mind |
root + affix |
isipin |
meaning |
to think about |
root |
gising |
meaning |
waking up |
root + affix |
gisingin |
meaning |
to wake (someone) up |
Aspects:
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
---|---|---|---|
kainin |
kinain |
kinakain |
kakainin |
sabihin |
sinabi |
sinasabi |
sasabihin |
basic form |
kainin |
completed |
kinain |
uncompleted |
kinakain |
unstarted |
kakainin |
basic form |
sabihin |
completed |
sinabi |
uncompleted |
sinasabi |
unstarted |
sasabihin |
Sentences:
Kinain ni Mark ang mangga. |
Mark ate the mango. |
Sinabi ni John ang totoo. |
John told the truth. |
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