Ipag- 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix

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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