(-)Um- 1 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: doer
to do
something (expresses various kinds of actions)
Note:
(-)um- is placed before the first
vowel of the root.
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
kain |
eating |
kumain |
to eat |
|
takbo |
running |
tumakbo |
to run |
|
lakad |
walking |
lumakad |
to walk |
|
sulat |
writing, letter |
sumulat |
to write |
|
pasok |
entry |
pumasok |
to enter |
|
punta |
going |
pumunta |
to go |
|
alis |
departure |
umalis |
to leave |
|
dating |
arrival |
dumating |
to arrive |
|
upo’ |
sitting |
umupo’ |
to sit |
|
gawa’ |
making |
gumawa’ |
to make |
|
iyak |
crying |
umiyak |
to cry |
|
bili |
buying, buying price |
bumili |
to buy |
|
kanta |
song |
kumanta |
to sing |
|
inom |
drinking |
uminom |
to drink |
root |
kain |
meaning |
eating |
root + affix |
kumain |
meaning |
to eat |
root |
takbo |
meaning |
running |
root + affix |
tumakbo |
meaning |
to run |
root |
lakad |
meaning |
walking |
root + affix |
lumakad |
meaning |
to walk |
root |
sulat |
meaning |
writing, letter |
root + affix |
sumulat |
meaning |
to write |
root |
pasok |
meaning |
entry |
root + affix |
pumasok |
meaning |
to enter |
root |
punta |
meaning |
going |
root + affix |
pumunta |
meaning |
to go |
root |
alis |
meaning |
departure |
root + affix |
umalis |
meaning |
to leave |
root |
dating |
meaning |
arrival |
root + affix |
dumating |
meaning |
to arrive |
root |
upo’ |
meaning |
sitting |
root + affix |
umupo’ |
meaning |
to sit |
root |
gawa’ |
meaning |
making |
root + affix |
gumawa’ |
meaning |
to make |
root |
iyak |
meaning |
crying |
root + affix |
umiyak |
meaning |
to cry |
root |
bili |
meaning |
buying, buying price |
root + affix |
bumili |
meaning |
to buy |
root |
kanta |
meaning |
song |
root + affix |
kumanta |
meaning |
to sing |
root |
inom |
meaning |
drinking |
root + affix |
uminom |
meaning |
to drink |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
kumain |
kumain |
kumakain |
kakain |
|
tumakbo |
tumakbo |
tumatakbo |
tatakbo |
basic form |
kumain |
completed |
kumain |
uncompleted |
kumakain |
unstarted |
kakain |
basic form |
tumakbo |
completed |
tumakbo |
uncompleted |
tumatakbo |
unstarted |
tatakbo |
Sentences:
|
Kumain si Ping. |
Ping ate. |
|
Tumakbo si Yoli. |
Yoli ran. |
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