Mang- ² : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to perform an action directed toward multiple objects; or,
to do something repeatedly, habitually or professionally

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
bili	buying	mamili	to go shopping
huli	catching	manghuli	to catch (many birds, rats etc.)
pitas	picking	mamitas	to pick (many apples, cherries etc.)
kahoy	wood	mangahoy	to gather wood
gamot	medicine	manggamot	to practise medicine
kain	eating	mangain	to kill and eat habitually
kagat	bite	mangagat	to bite habitually

root	pitas
meaning	picking
root + affix	mamitas
meaning	to pick (many apples, cherries etc.)

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
mamili	namili	namimili	mamimili
mangagat	nangagat	nangangagat	mangangagat

Sentences:

Namili ng regalo si Dora.

Dora went shopping for gifts.

Nangangain ng tao ang tigre.

Tigers eat humans.

The tiger eats humans.

Hindi’ nangangagat ang aso.

The dog doesn’t bite.

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