Pag- +rep1 +rep1-…-an 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: object
to do something to multiple objects repeatedly, continually, a lot, intensively or frequently
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
bukas |
open |
pagbububuksan |
to open (several things) repeatedly (etc.) |
|
balat |
peel |
pagbababalatan |
to peel (several things) repeatedly (etc.) |
root |
bukas |
meaning |
open |
root + affix |
pagbububuksan |
meaning |
to open (several things) repeatedly (etc.) |
root |
balat |
meaning |
peel |
root + affix |
pagbababalatan |
meaning |
to peel (several things) repeatedly (etc.) |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
pagbububuksan |
pinagbububuksan |
pinagbubububuksan pinapagbububuksan |
pagbubububuksan papagbububuksan |
|
pagbababalatan |
pinagbababalatan |
pinagbabababalatan pinapagbababalatan |
pagbabababalatan papagbababalatan |
basic form |
pagbububuksan |
completed |
pinagbububuksan |
uncompleted |
pinagbubububuksan pinapagbububuksan |
unstarted |
pagbubububuksan papagbububuksan |
basic form |
pagbababalatan |
completed |
pinagbababalatan |
uncompleted |
pinagbabababalatan pinapagbababalatan |
unstarted |
pagbabababalatan papagbababalatan |
Sentences:
|
Pinagbububuksan ni Jing ang mga kahon. |
Jing opened the boxes (repeatedly and there were many of them). |
|
Pinagbababalatan ni Maribel ang mga mangga. |
Maribel peeled the mangoes (repeatedly and there were many of them). |
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