Mapa- 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to do something involuntarily

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

sigaw

shout

mapasigaw

to shout unintentionally

iyak

cry

mapaiyak

to cry unintentionally

hiya’

shame

mapahiya’

to be embarrassed, to be humiliated

tingin

look

mapatingin

to look unintentionally

root

sigaw

meaning

shout

root + affix

mapasigaw

meaning

to shout unintentionally

root

iyak

meaning

cry

root + affix

mapaiyak

meaning

to cry unintentionally

root

hiya’

meaning

shame

root + affix

mapahiya’

meaning

to be embarrassed, to be humiliated

root

tingin

meaning

look

root + affix

mapatingin

meaning

to look unintentionally

Aspects:

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

mapaiyak

napaiyak

napapaiyak

napaiiyak

mapapaiyak

mapaiiyak

mapahiya’

napahiya’

napapahiya’

napahihiya’

mapapahiya’

mapahihiya’

basic form

mapaiyak

completed

napaiyak

uncompleted

napapaiyak

napaiiyak

unstarted

mapapaiyak

mapaiiyak

basic form

mapahiya’

completed

napahiya’

uncompleted

napapahiya’

napahihiya’

unstarted

mapapahiya’

mapahihiya’

Sentences:

Napaiyak si Pong.

Pong broke down and cried.

Napahiya’ si Dingdong.

Dingdong was humiliated.

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