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Mang- ¹ : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to do something (expresses various kinds of actions)

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
anak	child (son or daughter)	manganak	to give birth
yari (not used on its own)	happening	mangyari	to happen
ngawit	tiredness from prolonged standing, kneeling etc.	mangawit	to get tired from standing, kneeling etc.

root	anak
meaning	child (son or daughter)
root + affix	manganak
meaning	to give birth

root	yari (not used on its own)
meaning	happening
root + affix	mangyari
meaning	to happen

root	ngawit
meaning	tiredness from prolonged standing, kneeling etc.
root + affix	mangawit
meaning	to get tired from standing, kneeling etc.

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
manganak	nanganak	nanganganak	manganganak
mangyari	nangyari	nangyayari	mangyayari

basic form	manganak
completed	nanganak
uncompleted	nanganganak
unstarted	manganganak

basic form	mangyari
completed	nangyari
uncompleted	nangyayari
unstarted	mangyayari

Sentences:

Nanganak si Tagpi’ kahapon.	Tagpi gave birth yesterday.
Nangyari ang aksidente kahapon.	The accident happened yesterday.

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