Ma- 3 : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to feel an emotion

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

tuwa’

joy, happiness

matuwa’

to become happy

lungkot

sadness

malungkot

to become sad

takot

fear

matakot

to be afraid

galit

anger

magalit

to get angry

hiya’

shame

mahiya’

to be embarrassed, to be ashamed, to be shy

gulat

surprise

magulat

to be surprised, to be startled

inis

annoyance

mainis

to be annoyed

root

tuwa’

meaning

joy, happiness

root + affix

matuwa’

meaning

to become happy

root

lungkot

meaning

sadness

root + affix

malungkot

meaning

to become sad

root

takot

meaning

fear

root + affix

matakot

meaning

to be afraid

root

galit

meaning

anger

root + affix

magalit

meaning

to get angry

root

hiya’

meaning

shame

root + affix

mahiya’

meaning

to be embarrassed, to be ashamed, to be shy

root

gulat

meaning

surprise

root + affix

magulat

meaning

to be surprised, to be startled

root

inis

meaning

annoyance

root + affix

mainis

meaning

to be annoyed

Aspects:

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

mahiya’

nahiya’

nahihiya’

mahihiya’

magulat

nagulat

nagugulat

magugulat

basic form

mahiya’

completed

nahiya’

uncompleted

nahihiya’

unstarted

mahihiya’

basic form

magulat

completed

nagulat

uncompleted

nagugulat

unstarted

magugulat

Sentences:

Nahiya’ si Natalie.

Natalie felt shy.

Nagulat si Alfred.

Alfred was startled.

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