Appendix:Tagalog irregular verbs

This is a list of Tagalog irregular verbs. The root word is listed in the left column, the conjugated form in the center, and the verb focus in the right column and notes.

Generally, Tagalog irregular verbs are of the object focus conjugations of -an and -in, and are usually pairs or doublets. Numerous irregular verb forms have become obsoleted or only used in dialects.

Root word	Infinitive	Focus	Definition
aba (“to lament”)	abhan	Object focus II	to lament
	abhin	Object focus I
agad (“to go at point”)	agdan	Object focus II	to go at point
	agdin	Object focus I
alagad (“disciple”)	alagdan	Object focus II	to make a disciple
	alagdin	Object focus I
alipin (“slave”)	alipnan	Object focus II	to enslave
	alipnin	Object focus I
alipunga (“sore”)	alipunghan	Object focus II.	to chafe
	alipunghin	Object focus I. Replaced by alipungahin
ano (“what”)	anhan	Object focus II	to do something
	anhin	Object focus I
apa (“to search by touching”)	aphan	Object focus II	to search by touching
	aphin	Object focus I
apid (“to commit adultery”)	apdan	Object focus II	to commit adultery
	apdin	Object focus I
atip (“to roof”)	aptan	Object focus II	to shingle; to roof
	aptin	Object focus I
asod (“to help pound rice”)	asdan	Object focus II	to help pound rice
	asdin	Object focus I
asin (“salt”)	asnan	Object focus II	to salt
	asnin	Object focus I
asawa (“spouse”)	asaw-in*	Object focus II. Replaced by asawahin	to espouse
ayaw (“dislike, leave”)	aywan	Object focus II	to dislike
	iwan	Object focus I	to leave
bala (“tell”)	babal-an	Object focus II. Displaced by balaan	to tell
	babal-in	Object focus I
baba (“lowness”)	bab-an	Object focus II	to salt
baba (“carry down”)	babhin	Object focus I	to carry down
baga (“swelling”)	baghan	Object focus II	to swell
	baghin	Object focus I
balaga (“scariness, spook”)	balaghan	Object focus II	to scare
	balaghin	Object focus I
balisa (“restlessness”)	balisanhan	Object focus II	to become restless
	balisanhin	Object focus I
banig (“mat woven from palm leaves”)	banggan	Object I	to put a palm mat on
	banggin	Object focus I
basa (“wet”)	bas-an	Object focus II	to wet
	bas-in	Object focus I
basahan (“rag”)	basanhin	Object focus II	to turn into a rag
bata (“to suffer, to bear pain, to endure”)	bathan	Object focus II	to bear pain
	bathin	Object focus I
bayo (“to pound or grind rice”)	bay-an	Object focus II	to pound rice
	bay-in	Object focus I. Displaced by bayuhin
bika (“to go up and down”)	bik-in	Object focus II	to go up and down
bigay (“to give”)	bigyan	Object focus II	to give
bili (“to buy”)	bilhan	Object focus II	to scare
	bilhin	Object focus I
bilin (“something entrusted”)	binlan	Object focus II	to entrust
bihis (“change clothes”)	bisan	Object focus II. Displaced by bihisan	to change clothes
	bisin	Object focus I
bihasa (“accustomed to”)	bisanhan	Object focus II	to be accustomed to
	bisanhin	Object focus I
bubo (“scariness, spook”)	bub-an	Object focus II	to spill
bukod (“singularize, set apart”)	bukdan	Object focus II	to singularize
	bukdin	Object focus I
buka (“open”)	buk-an	Object focus II	to open
	buk-in	Object focus I
buno (“fight”)	bun-in	Object focus I. Displaced by bunuin	to fight
buhos (“spill out”)	busan	Object focus II. Displaced by buhusan	to spill out
bukas (“open”)	buksan	Object focus I	to open
buga (“spray using the mouth; emission”)	bughan	Object focus I. Replaced with bugahan	to spray using the mouth
kabila (“side, part”)	kabil-an	Object focus II	to part
	kabil-in	Object focus I
kati (“itchiness in the body”)	kathan	Object focus II	to itch
	kathin	Object focus I
kaila (“to conceal”)	kail-an	Object focus II	to conceal
kagat (“to bite”)	kagtan	Object focus II	to bite
	kagtin	Object focus I
kaliwa (“left”)	kaliw-an	Object focus II	to use the left hand
	kaliw-in	Object focus I
kalag (“to unfasten”)	kalgan	Object focus II	to unfasten
	kalgin	Object focus I
kamit (“to achieve”)	kamtan	Object focus II	to achieve
kain (“to eat”)	kan-an	Object focus II	to eat
	kan-in	Object focus I. Displaced by kainin
kapa (“to put at the right place or its place”)	kapakan-an	Object focus II. Doublet of kapakanan	to put at the right place
kapa (“to search by touching”)	kaphan	Object focus II	to search by touching
	kaphin	Object focus I
kapit (“to grab using the arms”)	kaptan	Object focus II	to grab using the arms
	kaptin	Object focus I
kuha (“to take”)	kunan	Object focus II	to take
	kunin	Object focus I
kurot (“to pinch”)	kurtan	Object focus II	to pinch
	kurtin	Object focus I. Displaced by kurutin
dakip (“to take prisoner, arrest, detain”)	dakpin	Object focus II	to take prisoner; arrest; detain
dali (“hasten”)	dal-an	Object focus II. Displaced by dalian	to hasten
dala (“to punish severely; rebuke; reprimand”)	dal-an	Object focus II	to punish severely; rebuke; reprimand; teach a lesson
	dal-in	Object focus I
damit (“clothes”)	damtan	Object focus II	to clothe
	damtin	Object focus I
dala (“to carry”)	dalhan	Object focus II	to carry
	dalhin	Object focus I
dama (“to touch”)	damhan	Object focus II	to touch
	damhin	Object focus I
daan (“way”)	danan	Object focus II. Displaced by daanan	to pass, go through
	danin	Object focus I. Displaced by daanin
dapa (“to lie down in one's legs”)	daphan, dap-an	Object focus II	to lie down in one's legs
dating (“to arrive”)	datnan	Object focus II	to arrive
	datnin	Object focus I
dikit (“to stick”)	diktan	Object focus II	to stick; to glue
	diktin	Object focus I
dini (“here”)	din-an, dinhan	Object focus II	to come here
dingig (“to hear”)	dinggan	Object focus II	to hear; to listen
	dinggin	Object focus I
dipa (“to open one's arms”)	diphan	Object focus II	to open one's arms
	diphan	Object focus I
dugo (“blood”)	dug-an	Object focus II	to bleed
	dug-in	Object focus I. Displaced by duguin
ganap (“to fufill”)	gampan	Object focus II. Since displaced by gampanan	to fulfill
sanap (“spill water all over”)	kagampan	Object focus II	to spill water all over
	gampin	Object focus I
gawa (“to work; to do; to make”)	gawan	Object focus II	to make
	gawin	Object focus I	to do
giba (“to demolish”)	gib-an	Object focus II	to demolish
	gib-in	Object focus I. Displaced by gibain
gibik (“to go to”)	gikban	Object focus II	to go to
giik	ginikan	Object focus II	to thresh
gising (“to wake up; to awaken”)	gisngan, gisnan	Object focus II	to wake up; to awaken

References

• Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves‎^[1] (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier