(-)Um- 2 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: none
expresses
natural phenomena
Note:
(-)um- is placed before the first
vowel of the root.
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ulan |
rain |
umulan |
to rain |
|
araw |
sun |
umaraw |
to be sunny |
|
bagyo |
typhoon |
bumagyo |
to have a typhoon, to storm |
|
kulog |
thunder |
kumulog |
to thunder |
|
lindol |
earthquake |
lumindol |
to have an earthquake |
root |
ulan |
meaning |
rain |
root + affix |
umulan |
meaning |
to rain |
root |
araw |
meaning |
sun |
root + affix |
umaraw |
meaning |
to be sunny |
root |
bagyo |
meaning |
typhoon |
root + affix |
bumagyo |
meaning |
to have a typhoon, to storm |
root |
kulog |
meaning |
thunder |
root + affix |
kumulog |
meaning |
to thunder |
root |
lindol |
meaning |
earthquake |
root + affix |
lumindol |
meaning |
to have an earthquake |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
umulan |
umulan |
umuulan |
uulan |
|
lumindol |
lumindol |
lumilindol |
lilindol |
basic form |
umulan |
completed |
umulan |
uncompleted |
umuulan |
unstarted |
uulan |
basic form |
lumindol |
completed |
lumindol |
uncompleted |
lumilindol |
unstarted |
lilindol |
Sentences:
|
Umuulan. |
It’s raining. |
|
Lumindol. |
There was an earthquake. |
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