Mag- 5 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: none
to be
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
December |
December |
mag-December |
to be December |
|
Pasko |
Christmas |
mag-Pasko |
to be Christmas |
|
three o’clock |
three o’clock |
mag-three o’clock |
to be three o’clock |
|
twenty-five |
twenty-five |
mag-twenty-five |
to be the 25th |
root |
December |
meaning |
December |
root + affix |
mag-December |
meaning |
to be December |
root |
Pasko |
meaning |
Christmas |
root + affix |
mag-Pasko |
meaning |
to be Christmas |
root |
three o’clock |
meaning |
three o’clock |
root + affix |
mag-three o’clock |
meaning |
to be three o’clock |
root |
twenty-five |
meaning |
twenty-five |
root + affix |
mag-twenty-five |
meaning |
to be the 25th |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
mag-Pasko |
nag-Pasko |
nagpa-Pasko |
magpa-Pasko |
|
mag-December |
nag-December |
nagde-December |
magde-December |
basic form |
mag-Pasko |
completed |
nag-Pasko |
uncompleted |
nagpa-Pasko |
unstarted |
magpa-Pasko |
basic form |
mag-December |
completed |
nag-December |
uncompleted |
nagde-December |
unstarted |
magde-December |
Sentences:
|
Magpa-Pasko na! |
It will soon be Christmas! |
|
Magde-December na. |
It will soon be December. |
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