mamatay

Tagalog

Etymology

mang- +‎ patay

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ma.ma.ˈtaj/

Verb

mamatay

  1. to die (because of a disease, old age, or any unintended cause)
    Namatay ang aking lolo dahil sa dengue.
    My father died because of dengue.

Conjugation
Verb conjugation for mamatay
Affix Root word Trigger
mang- patay actor
Aspect Imperative
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
mamatay namatay namamatay mamamatay formal kapamamatay pamatay1
informal kakapamatay
kapapamatay
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.
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