Magka- +rep2: Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to attain a certain state thoroughly

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

basag

a crack

magkabasag-basag

to get thoroughly broken

sira’

damage

magkasira-sira’

to get thoroughly damaged

hiwalay

separated

magkahiwa-hiwalay

to get thoroughly separated from one another

halo’

mixing

magkahalu-halo’

to get thoroughly mixed together, to get jumbled up

root

basag

meaning

a crack

root + affix

magkabasag-basag

meaning

to get thoroughly broken

root

sira’

meaning

damage

root + affix

magkasira-sira’

meaning

to get thoroughly damaged

root

hiwalay

meaning

separated

root + affix

magkahiwa-hiwalay

meaning

to get thoroughly separated from one another

root

halo’

meaning

mixing

root + affix

magkahalu-halo’

meaning

to get thoroughly mixed together, to get jumbled up

Aspects:

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

magkahiwa-hiwalay

nagkahiwa-hiwalay

nagkakahiwa-hiwalay

magkakahiwa-hiwalay

magkahalu-halo’

nagkahalu-halo’

nagkakahalu-halo’

magkakahalu-halo’

basic form

magkahiwa-hiwalay

completed

nagkahiwa-hiwalay

uncompleted

nagkakahiwa-hiwalay

unstarted

magkakahiwa-hiwalay

basic form

magkahalu-halo’

completed

nagkahalu-halo’

uncompleted

nagkakahalu-halo’

unstarted

magkakahalu-halo’

Sentences:

Nagkahiwa-hiwalay ang grupo.

The group got totally separated from one another.

Nagkahalu-halo’ ang mga papel.

The papers got all mixed up together.

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