Maki- ² : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to do something involving someone else’s possessions or personal space with their permission

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
daan	path, road	makiraan	to pass through with someone’s permission
tawag	call	makitawag	to use someone’s phone with his or her permission

root	daan
meaning	path, road
root + affix	makiraan
meaning	to pass through with someone’s permission

root	tawag
meaning	call
root + affix	makitawag
meaning	to use someone’s phone with his or her permission

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
makiraan	nakiraan	nakikiraan	makikiraan
makitawag	nakitawag	nakikitawag	makikitawag

Sentences:

Nakiraan si Marlene sa kapitbahay.	Marlene passed through a neighbor’s yard (with permission).
Nakitawag si Martin sa kapitbahay.	Martin used a neighbor’s phone (with permission).

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