maki-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ma.ˈki/

Prefix

maki-

  1. Actor trigger - to do something involving someone else’s possessions or personal space with their permission
    1. maki-+tawag (call)=makitawag (to use someone’s phone with his or her permission)
    Pwede makitawag?
    Can I use your phone?
  2. Actor trigger - to join in an act
    1. maki-+kain (eat)=makikain (to join in eating, to eat in somebody's house)
    Nakikain ako kina Pepe.
    I ate in Pepe's house.

Further reading

  1. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/maki_2.html
  2. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/maki_1.html
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