Pag- +rep1 +rep1-…-in: Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: object

to do something to multiple objects repeatedly, continually, a lot, intensively or frequently

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
luto’	cooking, cuisine	paglululutuin	to cook (several things) intensively (etc.)
kain	eating	pagkakakainin	to eat (several things) intensively (etc.)
sulat	letter, writing	pagsususulatin	to write (several things) intensively (etc.)

root	luto’
meaning	cooking, cuisine
root + affix	paglululutuin
meaning	to cook (several things) intensively (etc.)

root	kain
meaning	eating
root + affix	pagkakakainin
meaning	to eat (several things) intensively (etc.)

root	sulat
meaning	letter, writing
root + affix	pagsususulatin
meaning	to write (several things) intensively (etc.)

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
paglululutuin	pinaglululuto’	pinaglulululuto’ pinapaglululuto’	paglulululutuin papaglululutuin
pagsususulatin	pinagsususulat	pinagsusususulat pinapagsususulat	pagsusususulatin papagsususulatin

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

paglululutuin

pinaglululuto’

pinaglulululuto’

pinapaglululuto’

paglulululutuin

papaglululutuin

pagsususulatin

pinagsususulat

pinagsusususulat

pinapagsususulat

pagsusususulatin

papagsususulatin

basic form	paglululutuin
completed	pinaglululuto’
uncompleted	pinaglulululuto’ pinapaglululuto’
unstarted	paglulululutuin papaglululutuin

basic form	pagsususulatin
completed	pinagsususulat
uncompleted	pinagsusususulat pinapagsususulat
unstarted	pagsusususulatin papagsususulatin

Sentences:

Pinaglululuto’ ni Gay ang mga patatas.	Gay cooked the potatoes (intensively and there were many of them).
Pinagsususulat ni Cris ang mga pangalan.	Cris wrote the names (intensively and there were many of them).

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