Pag-…-in 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: object (person, animal or thing permitted or asked to perform the action)

to make someone do something

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

luto’

cooking, cuisine

paglutuin

to make someone cook

linis

cleaning

paglinisin

to make someone clean

root

luto’

meaning

cooking, cuisine

root + affix

paglutuin

meaning

to make someone cook

root

linis

meaning

cleaning

root + affix

paglinisin

meaning

to make someone clean

Aspects:

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

paglutuin

pinagluto’

pinapagluto’

pinagluluto’

papaglutuin

paglulutuin

paglinisin

pinaglinis

pinapaglinis

pinaglilinis

papaglinisin

paglilinisin

basic form

paglutuin

completed

pinagluto’

uncompleted

pinapagluto’

pinagluluto’

unstarted

papaglutuin

paglulutuin

basic form

paglinisin

completed

pinaglinis

uncompleted

pinapaglinis

pinaglilinis

unstarted

papaglinisin

paglilinisin

Sentences:

Pinagluto’ ni Helen si Melanie.

Helen made Melanie cook.

Pinaglinis ni Maribel si Jing ng bahay.

Maribel made Jing clean the house.

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