magpa-

Tagalog

Prefix

magpa-

  1. Actor trigger - to ask someone do something
    magpa- + laba (“laundry”) = magpalaba (“to ask someone do the laundry”)
    magpa- + pintura (“paint”) = magpapintura (“to ask someone do the painting”)
  2. Actor trigger - to do something for oneself
    magpa- + gupit (“cut”) = magpagupit (“to get a haircut”)
    magpa- + tuli (“circumcision”) = magpatuli (“to get circumcised”)
    magpa- + kasal (“wedding”) = magpakasal (“to get married”)
    magpa- + checkup (“check up”) = magpacheckup (“to get a check up”)

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