Mapa- ² : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: object

to be able to let, make or have someone do something; or,
to be able to cause something to become something

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
pasok	entry	mapapasok	to be able to get someone to enter
kain	eating	mapakain	to be able to get someone to eat, to be able to feed
kintab	gloss, shine	mapakintab	to be able to make something shine (e.g. by polishing it)
tulog	sleep	mapatulog	to be able to get someone to sleep, to be able to knock out

root	pasok
meaning	entry
root + affix	mapapasok
meaning	to be able to get someone to enter

root	kain
meaning	eating
root + affix	mapakain
meaning	to be able to get someone to eat, to be able to feed

root	kintab
meaning	gloss, shine
root + affix	mapakintab
meaning	to be able to make something shine (e.g. by polishing it)

root	tulog
meaning	sleep
root + affix	mapatulog
meaning	to be able to get someone to sleep, to be able to knock out

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
mapatulog	napatulog	napapatulog napatutulog	mapapatulog mapatutulog
mapakain	napakain	napapakain napakakain	mapapakain mapakakain

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

mapatulog

napatulog

napapatulog

napatutulog

mapapatulog

mapatutulog

mapakain

napakain

napapakain

napakakain

mapapakain

mapakakain

Sentences:

Napatulog ni Mia ang baby.

Mia was able to get the baby to sleep.

Mia was able to let the baby sleep.

Napakain ni Mark ang aso.

Mark was able to get the dog to eat.

Mark was able to feed the dog.

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