POD: object
to do
something repeatedly, continually, a lot, intensively or frequently;
or,
to do something involving multiple objects
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
---|---|---|---|
tapon |
throwing away |
ipagtatapon |
to throw repeatedly (etc.) |
balik |
returning |
ipagbabalik |
to return (many things) (etc.) |
root |
tapon |
meaning |
throwing away |
root + affix |
ipagtatapon |
meaning |
to throw repeatedly (etc.) |
root |
balik |
meaning |
returning |
root + affix |
ipagbabalik |
meaning |
to return (many things) (etc.) |
Aspects:
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
---|---|---|---|
ipagtatapon |
(i)pinagtatapon |
(i)pinagtatatapon (i)pinapagtatapon |
ipagtatatapon ipapagtatapon |
ipagbabalik |
(i)pinagbabalik |
(i)pinagbababalik (i)pinapagbabalik |
ipagbababalik ipapagbabalik |
basic form |
ipagtatapon |
completed |
(i)pinagtatapon |
uncompleted |
(i)pinagtatatapon (i)pinapagtatapon |
unstarted |
ipagtatatapon ipapagtatapon |
basic form |
ipagbabalik |
completed |
(i)pinagbabalik |
uncompleted |
(i)pinagbababalik (i)pinapagbabalik |
unstarted |
ipagbababalik ipapagbabalik |
Sentences:
Pinagtatapon ni Jay ang mga box. |
Jay threw away the boxes (and there were many of them). |
Pinagbabalik ni Maria kay John ang mga regalo. |
Maria gave the gifts back to John (and there were many of them). |
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