POD: beneficiary
to do something for
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
---|---|---|---|
luto’ |
cooking, cuisine |
ipagluto’ |
to cook for |
laban |
against, fighting |
ipaglaban |
to fight for, to stand up for |
laba |
washing of clothes |
ipaglaba |
to wash clothes for |
root |
luto’ |
meaning |
cooking, cuisine |
root + affix |
ipagluto’ |
meaning |
to cook for |
root |
laban |
meaning |
against, fighting |
root + affix |
ipaglaban |
meaning |
to fight for, to stand up for |
root |
laba |
meaning |
washing of clothes |
root + affix |
ipaglaba |
meaning |
to wash clothes for |
Aspects:
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
---|---|---|---|
ipagluto’ |
(i)pinagluto’ |
(i)pinapagluto’ |
ipapagluto’ |
ipaglaban |
(i)pinaglaban |
(i)pinapaglaban |
ipapaglaban |
basic form |
ipagluto’ |
completed |
(i)pinagluto’ |
uncompleted |
(i)pinapagluto’ |
unstarted |
ipapagluto’ |
basic form |
ipaglaban |
completed |
(i)pinaglaban |
uncompleted |
(i)pinapaglaban |
unstarted |
ipapaglaban |
Sentences:
Pinagluto’ ni David si Gina. |
David cooked for Gina. |
Pinaglaban ni Jay si Sarah. |
Jay stood up for Sarah. |
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