maging

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Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly from obsolete root *ging (also possible to be *gi/*giq/*gin + -ng suffix).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tayabas, alternate) IPA(key): /ˈmaɡiŋ/, [ˈma.ɣɪŋ]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ging

Verb[edit]

magíng (complete naging, progressive nagiging, contemplative magiging, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. to become.
    Naging asul ang langit.
    The sky became blue.
    Magiging maganda siya.
    He will become beautiful.
  2. to be
    Mahirap maging bulag.
    It's hard to be blind.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Enclitics follow the word or phrase (e.g. names, dates, addresses, times of day) after maging and its inflected form.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1995) “Tagalog Monosyllabic Roots”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎[1], volume 34, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 345–374

Further reading[edit]

  • “maging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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