Prefix, Infix, Suffix. and Curcumfix

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Mag-

1.intentional action 2. actor-focused verbs 3. future/command-like tone

Magluto - To cook Magsalita - To speak

Nag-

Past tense form of mag-

Nagluto - Cooked Nagsalita - Spoke

Ma-

1. ability 2. accidental action 3. state/condition 4. adjective-forming

mainit - Hot maganda - Beautiful

Maka-

1. able to 2. capable of 3. affected by

makagawa - able to do makakita - able to see

Naka-

1. completed state 2. wearing/using 3. something positioned

nakaupo - seated nakasulat - written nakasalamin - wearing glasses

Pag-

1. Turns verbs into nouns/actions/processes

pagkain - food/eating pag-aaral - studying/education paglalakad - walking

Pang-

1. tools 2. purpose 3. “used for”

pangluto - for cooking panglinis - cleaning tool/material

Paki-

1. polite request

pakibukas - please open pakikuha - please get

Pa-

1. make someone do something 2. continuation 3. request

patayin - turn off/kill paluto - have someone cook paalis - leaving

Ipa-

1. Cause someone else to do something

ipagawa = have something made ipalinis = have something cleaned

Ka-

1. abstract nouns 2. companionship 3. states

kaibigan - friend kabutihan - goodness

Pinaka-

1. Superlative (“most”)

pinakamalaki - biggest pinakamaganda - most beautiful

Napaka-

1. Very/Extremely

napakainit - very hot napakabait - very kind

-um-

1.Actor-focus verb marker

bumili - bought kumain - ate tumakbo - ran

-in-

1. usually object-focused or past tense

linuto - cooked binili - bought sinulat - wrote

-in / -hin

1. Object-focus command/future

kainin - eat it linisin - clean it sabihin - say/tell

-an / -han

1. Location or beneficiary focus

lutuan - place to cook kainan - eating place tambayan - hangout spot

Ka- -an

1. Creates abstract nouns or collective concepts

kabataan - youth kalikasan - nature kayamanan - wealth

Pag- -in

1. Action/process involving an object

pag-aralin - to educate someone paglutuin - make someone cook repeatedly

Maga-

1. Plural/collective future state

mag-aanak - will have children

Nakaka-

1. causes emotion/effect

nakakatawa - funny nakakatakot - scary

Mang-

1. actor-focus form used before certain consonants

mangisda - to fish

Mam-

1. assimilated form of mang- before b/p

mamili - shop/buy

Nang-

1. Past tense of Mang-

nangisda - fished

Man-

1. assimilated form of mang- before d/l/s/t

manligaw - court romantically

Mangag-

1. plural actor-focus, formal/old style

mangagsiuwi - all go home

Pinag-

1. completed/processive combined form

pinaglaban - fought over

Pakipag-

1. polite request involving interaction

pakipag-usap - please talk with

Ika-

1. cause/result

ikamatay - cause of death

Pagka-

1.condition/state

pagkatao - humanity

Pakikipag-

1. mutual/social interaction

pakikipagkaibigan - friendship/socializing

Pakiki-

1. joining or participating socially

pakikisama - getting along

Taga-

1. person/object assigned for a task

tagabukas - opener

Pala-

1. habitual tendency

palainom - habitual drinker

Sing-

1. equality/sameness

singlaki - same size

Si-

1. older 2. formal reciprocal 3. future forms

sisikat - will become famous

Pinag- -an

1. completed action involving location/topic

pinag-usapan - talked about

Pa- -In

1. causative toward object

painumin - make someone drink

I- -an

1.apply/place something onto/for

ibalutan - wrap for someone

ipang-

1. use something as a tool

ipangluto - use for cooking

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