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Learning the Tagalog Verbs displayed below is vital to the language. Tagalog verbs are words that convey action (bring, read, walk, run), or a state of being (exist, stand). In most languages a verb may agree with the person, gender, and/or number of some of its arguments, such as its subject, or object. Here are some examples:
| English Verbs | Tagalog Verbs |
|---|---|
| Verbs | Verbs |
| Past | Nakalipas |
| I spoke | Ako nagsalita |
| I wrote | Ako wrote |
| I drove | Ko kawan |
| I loved | Iniibig ko |
| I gave | Ibinigay ko |
| I smiled | I smiled |
| I took | Ininom ko ang |
| he spoke | siya rayos ng gulong |
| he wrote | siya wrote |
| he drove | siya kawan |
| he loved | siya iniibig |
| he gave | ibinigay niya |
| he smiled | siya smiled |
| he took | siya kinuha |
| we spoke | kami nagsalita |
| we wrote | namin wrote |
| we drove | namin kawan |
| we loved | namin iniibig |
| we gave | Ibinigay namin |
| we smiled | namin smiled |
| we took | namin kinuha |
| Future | Hinaharap |
| I will speak | ako ay makipag-usap |
| I will write | ako ay sumulat |
| I will drive | ay ako drive |
| I will love | ako ay pag-ibig |
| I will give | ay ako bigyan |
| I will smile | ako ay ngumiti |
| I will take | Gagawa ako ng mga |
| he will speak | ay siya magsalita |
| he will write | siya ay sumulat |
| he will drive | siya ay drive |
| he will love | siya ay pag-ibig |
| he will give | siya ay magbigay ng |
| he will smile | siya ay ngumiti |
| he will take | siya ay kumuha ng |
| we will speak | kami ay nagsasalita ng |
| we will write | kami ay sumulat |
| we will drive | kami ay drive |
| we will love | kami ay pag-ibig |
| we will give | bibigyan namin |
| we will smile | kami ay ngiti |
| we will take | kami ay kumuha ng |
| Present | Kasalukuyan |
| I speak | ginagamit ko |
| I write | sumulat ako |
| I drive | drive ko |
| I love | pag-ibig ko |
| I give | bigyan ko |
| I smile | ngiti ko |
| I take | kunin ko |
| he speaks | siya nagsasalita |
| he writes | siya writes |
| he drives | siya nag-mamaneho |
| he loves | siya loves |
| he gives | siya ay nagbibigay sa |
| he smiles | siya smiles |
| he takes | siya tumatagal |
| we speak | makipag-usap namin |
| we write | isulat namin |
| we drive | drive namin |
| we love | pag-ibig namin |
| we give | bigyan namin |
| we smile | ngiti namin |
| we take | dalhin namin |
If we look at Tagalog, they to have a past present and future. But they do not consider number! That is a verb is not conjugated according to number, you can not tell who is doing it from the verb alone only when! Verbs are conjugated by reduplicating the first syllable and by infixing um between the consonant and vowel of the first syllable. For example kain --> kumain --> kumakain --> kakain.
Notice the structure of the Verbs in Tagalog.
Below is a list of the conjugated Verbs in the present past and future in Tagalog placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tagalog vocabulary.
| English Verbs | Tagalog Verbs |
|---|---|
| I can accept that | Maaari ko tanggapin na |
| she added it | siya idinagdag ito |
| we admit it | aminin natin ito |
| they advised him | sila pinapayuhan sa kanya |
| I can agree with that | ako sumasang-ayon sa na |
| she allows it | siya ay nagbibigay-daan ito |
| we announce it | namin ipahayag ito |
| I can apologize | ako ay humihingi ng paumanhin |
| she appears today | siya ay lilitaw ngayon |
| they arranged that | sila na inayos |
| I can arrive tomorrow | ako dumating bukas |
| she can ask him | maaaring siya magtanong sa kanya |
| she attaches that | siya na attaches |
| we attack them | atake namin sa kanila |
| they avoid her | iwasan nila ang kanyang |
| I can bake it | ako maghurno ito |
| she is like him | siya ay tulad ng sa kanya |
| we beat it | namin matalo ito |
| they became happy | na sila ay naging masaya |
| I can begin that | maaari ako magsisimula na |
| we borrowed money | namin hiniram ng pera |
| they breathe air | huminga sila hangin |
| I can bring it | ako magdala ito |
| I can build that | maaari ako magtayo na |
| she buys food | siya pagbili ng pagkain |
| we calculate it | namin makalkula ito |
| they carry it | carry nila ito |
| they don't cheat | hindi sila impostor |
| she chooses him | siya pipili sa kanya |
| we close it | kami close ito |
| he comes here | siya ay dumating dito |
| I can compare that | Maaari ko bang ihambing na |
| she competes with me | siya nakikipagkumpetensya sa akin |
| we complain about it | magreklamo tayo tungkol dito |
| they continued reading | sila ay patuloy na pagbabasa |
| he cried about that | siya cried tungkol na |
| I can decide now | ako magdesisyon ngayon |
| she described it to me | siya na inilarawan ito sa akin |
| we disagree about it | hindi sumasang-ayon kami tungkol dito |
| they disappeared quickly | Naglaho sila mabilis |
| I discovered that | Natuklasan ko na |
| she dislikes that | siya dislikes na |
| we do it | ginagawa namin ito |
| they dream about it | pangarap nila ang tungkol dito |
| I earned | Ako nakakuha |
| he eats a lot | siya kumakain ng isang pulutong |
| we enjoyed that | Naging masaya kami na |
| they entered here | sila ipinasok dito |
| he escaped that | siya nakatakas na |
| I can explain that | maaari ako ipaliwanag na |
| she feels that too | nararamdaman niya na masyadong |
| we fled from there | kami fled mula doon |
| they will fly tomorrow | sila ay lumipad bukas |
| I can follow you | Maaari ko sundin mo |
| she forgot me | nakalimutan niya ako |
| we forgive him | patawarin mo kami sa kanya |
| I can give her that | Maaari ko magbigay sa kanya na |
| she goes there | siya ang papunta doon |
| we greeted them | namin greeted sa kanila |
| I hate that | hate ko na |
| I can hear it | Maaari ko marinig ito |
| she imagine that | akala niya na |
| we invited them | Inaanyayahan namin ang mga ito |
| I know him | alam ko sa kanya |
| she learned it | siya natutunan ito |
| we leave now | umalis kami ngayon |
| they lied about him | sila lied tungkol sa kanya |
| I can listen to that | ako makinig sa na |
| she lost that | siya nawala na |
| we made it yesterday | ginawa namin ito kahapon |
| they met him | sila ay natutugunan sa kanya |
| I misspell that | Ako na bumaybay nang pamali |
| I always pray | Ako laging manalangin |
| she prefers that | siya prefers na |
| we protected them | namin na protektado ang mga ito |
| they will punish her | sila ay parusahan ang kanyang |
| I can put it there | Maaari ko bang ilagay ito doon |
| she will read it | siya ay basahin ito |
| we received that | na aming natanggap na |
| they refuse to talk | ayaw nila na makipag-usap |
| I remember that | tandaan ko na |
| she repeats that | siya repeats na |
| we see it | nakita namin ito |
| they sell it | ibenta nila ito |
| I sent that yesterday | Ipinadala ko na kahapon |
| he shaved his beard | siya ahit ang kanyang balbas |
| it shrunk quickly | ito shrunk mabilis |
| we will sing it | kami ay kantahin ito |
| they sat there | sila SA doon |
| I can speak it | maaari ako makipag-usap ito |
| she spends money | siya gumastos ng pera |
| we suffered from that | tiniis namin na mula sa |
| they suggest that | Iminumungkahi nila na |
| I surprised him | Mabigla ako sa kanya |
| she took that | siya kinuha na |
| we teach it | magturo namin ito |
| they told us | sila na sinasabi sa amin |
| she thanked him | siya thanked kanya |
| I can think about it | ako isipin ang tungkol dito |
| she threw it | siya threw ito |
| we understand that | Naiintindihan namin na ang |
| they want that | gusto nila na |
| I can wear it | maaari ako magsuot ito |
| she writes that | siya writes na |
| we talk about it | usapan namin ang tungkol dito |
| they have it | sila ito |
| I watched it | Bantayan ko ito |
| I will talk about it | ako ay makipag-usap tungkol sa mga ito |
| he bought that yesterday | siya binili na kahapon |
| we finished it | kami tapos na ito |
Tagalog has a complex verb conjugation. Verbs are conjugated by reduplicating the first syllable and by the infix –um- and –in-. Or by prefixing ma-, mag- or mang- before a verb. For example to eat kain would be conjugated as kumain kumakain kain kakain. The mag verb is very versatile and is often used to conjugate Englis verbs or nouns. I once heard my wife say (she is from the Philipines) mag-door-doorbell someone is ringing the doorbell.
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