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| AF | OF | BF | LF | IF | CF |
| -um- | -in | i- | -an | ipang- i- |
ika- |
| mag- | i- -in -an ipag- |
ipag- | -an pag-...-an |
ipang- ipag- |
ikapag- |
| mang- | i- -in -an |
ipang- | -an pag-...-an |
ipang- | ikapang- |
| maka- | ma- | mai- | ma-...-an | maipang- | -- |
| makapag- | ma- | mai- maipag- |
ma-...-an mapag-...-an |
maipang- | -- |
| ma- | -- | -- | ka-...-an | ipang- | ika- |
| maki- | paki- | ipaki- ipakipag- ipakipang- |
paki-...-an | pakipang- | ikapaki- ikapakipag- ikapakipang- |
| magpa- | pa-...-an pa-...-in ipa- |
ipagpa- | pa-...-an pag-...-an |
ipapang- | ikapagpa- |
Tagalog verbs are combinations of root word + affixes. In order to change the focus or inflection, these are added either before, after or between the root word. The four inflections are: basic, future, perfective and imperfective. The 6 foci are: Actor, Object, Benefactive, Locative, Instrumental and Causative. In different situations and settings, there is a certain way to use a word. Please familiarize yourself with this.
There are more affixes that one should learn to be conversant in the Tagalog language. If added to a root word, it will change the meaning to that of a noun, verb, adverb, adjective...etc.A good cheap source is: Panganiban, Jose Villa. 1969. Concise English-Tagalog Dictionary. Tokyo, Japan: Charles E. Tuttle Co, Inc.
There are some useful programs and files for the use of Tagalog in the downloads section in the menu to the right.