POD: object
to do
something repeatedly, continually, a lot, intensively or frequently;
or,
to do something to multiple objects
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
---|---|---|---|
bukas |
open |
pagbubuksan |
to open repeatedly (etc.) |
balat |
skin |
pagbabalatan |
to peel (many things) (etc.) |
root |
bukas |
meaning |
open |
root + affix |
pagbubuksan |
meaning |
to open repeatedly (etc.) |
root |
balat |
meaning |
skin |
root + affix |
pagbabalatan |
meaning |
to peel (many things) (etc.) |
Aspects:
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
---|---|---|---|
pagbubuksan |
pinagbubuksan |
pinagbububuksan pinapagbubuksan |
pagbububuksan papagbubuksan |
pagbabalatan |
pinagbabalatan |
pinagbababalatan pinapagbabalatan |
pagbababalatan papagbabalatan |
basic form |
pagbubuksan |
completed |
pinagbubuksan |
uncompleted |
pinagbububuksan pinapagbubuksan |
unstarted |
pagbububuksan papagbubuksan |
basic form |
pagbabalatan |
completed |
pinagbabalatan |
uncompleted |
pinagbababalatan pinapagbabalatan |
unstarted |
pagbababalatan papagbabalatan |
Sentences:
Pinagbubuksan ni Jing ang mga kahon. |
Jing opened the boxes (and there were many of them). |
Pinagbabalatan ni Maribel ang mga mangga. |
Maribel peeled the mangoes (and there were many of them). |
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