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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