1. Find
the English root of the verb.
2. Find its Tagalog
equivalent.
3. Decide which focus (actor or object) in Tagalog you
want to use.
4. In using either actor- or object-focus form of the
verb in a Tagalog sentence, always
remember this
basic word order in Tagalog: Verb + Subject + (Adjective)
Object
5.
Examples:
The following are
examples of actor- and object-focus sentences. The verb is
KAIN, conjugated
in completed,
incompleted, and contemplated forms, respectively.
Actor Focus
Kumain ako ng tinapay kaninang
umaga. Kumakain ako ng tinapay
ngayon. Kakain ako ng tinapay bukas.
|
Object Focus
Kinain
ko ang tinapay kaninang
umaga. Kinakain ko ang tinapay ngayon. Kakainin ko ang tinapay
bukas. |
6. The examples
provided in the tables below are the most common Tagalog
verbs
used by Tagalog speakers.
There are verbs that have both -UM- and
MAG-
actor-focus forms, and several
object-focus forms (I-, -IN- or -AN).
Comp=Completed (Perfective) Aspect - action started and
terminated
Inc=Incompleted (Imperfective) Aspect -
action started but not yet completed
Cont=Contemplated Aspect - action not started but anticipated
or contemplated