Ma- 4 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: object
to be able to do something to a person or a thing
| 
			 root  | 
		
			 meaning  | 
		
			 root + affix  | 
		
			 meaning  | 
	
|---|---|---|---|
| 
			 kain  | 
		
			 eating  | 
		
			 makain  | 
		
			 to be able to eat  | 
	
| 
			 kita’  | 
		
			 seeing  | 
		
			 makita’  | 
		
			 to (be able to) see  | 
	
| 
			 sabi  | 
		
			 something said  | 
		
			 masabi  | 
		
			 to be able to say  | 
	
| 
			 alaala  | 
		
			 memory  | 
		
			 maalala (irregular verb)  | 
		
			 to (be able to) remember  | 
	
| 
			 rinig  | 
		
			 hearing  | 
		
			 marinig  | 
		
			 to (be able to) hear  | 
	
| 
			 bili  | 
		
			 buying price, buying  | 
		
			 mabili  | 
		
			 to be able to buy  | 
	
| 
			 basa  | 
		
			 reading  | 
		
			 mabasa  | 
		
			 to be able to read  | 
	
| 
			 kuha’  | 
		
			 getting  | 
		
			 makuha’  | 
		
			 to be able to get  | 
	
root  | 
			kain  | 
		
meaning  | 
			eating  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			makain  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to be able to eat  | 
		
root  | 
			kita’  | 
		
meaning  | 
			seeing  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			makita’  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to (be able to) see  | 
		
root  | 
			sabi  | 
		
meaning  | 
			something said  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			masabi  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to be able to say  | 
		
root  | 
			alaala  | 
		
meaning  | 
			memory  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			maalala (irregular verb)  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to (be able to) remember  | 
		
root  | 
			rinig  | 
		
meaning  | 
			hearing  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			marinig  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to (be able to) hear  | 
		
root  | 
			bili  | 
		
meaning  | 
			buying price, buying  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			mabili  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to be able to buy  | 
		
root  | 
			basa  | 
		
meaning  | 
			reading  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			mabasa  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to be able to read  | 
		
root  | 
			kuha’  | 
		
meaning  | 
			getting  | 
		
root + affix  | 
			makuha’  | 
		
meaning  | 
			to be able to get  | 
		
Aspects:
| 
			 basic form  | 
		
			 completed  | 
		
			 uncompleted  | 
		
			 unstarted  | 
	
|---|---|---|---|
| 
			 maalala  | 
		
			 naalala  | 
		
			 naaalala  | 
		
			 maaalala  | 
	
| 
			 mabasa  | 
		
			 nabasa  | 
		
			 nababasa  | 
		
			 mababasa  | 
	
basic form  | 
			maalala  | 
		
completed  | 
			naalala  | 
		
uncompleted  | 
			naaalala  | 
		
unstarted  | 
			maaalala  | 
		
basic form  | 
			mabasa  | 
		
completed  | 
			nabasa  | 
		
uncompleted  | 
			nababasa  | 
		
unstarted  | 
			mababasa  | 
		
Sentences:
| 
			 Naalala ni Grace ang password.  | 
		
			 Grace remembered the password.  | 
	
| 
			 Nabasa ni Ralph ang sign.  | 
		
			 Ralph was able to read the sign.  | 
	
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