mag-

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mag-

actor trigger: to do something
Magluluto ako.
I will cook. (I is focused.)
actor trigger: to take up an occupation
Nagdoktor si Mary noong 1987.
Mary became a doctor in 1987. (Mary is focused.)
actor trigger: to use or wear something
Hindi siya marunong mag-Ingles.
He doesn't know how to speak (use) English. (He is focused.)

Mag-amerikana ka at malamig sa labas.
(You) wear a coat because it's cold outside. (You is focused.)
actor trigger: to do a reciprocal action; each other
Mag-usap muna tayo.
Let's talk to each other first. (Us is focused.)
no trigger: to be
Magpa-Pasko na bukas!
It will be Christmas tomorrow! (There is no focus.)
actor trigger (with CV reduplication): to do something repeatedly, continually, or intensely
Nagsisisigaw ang mga bata.
The children are screaming so much. (The children is focused.)
actor trigger (with root word reduplication): to do a reciprocal action involving three or more doers; one another
Magkikita-kita tayo sa susunod na linggo.
We will see one another next week. (We is focused.)
actor trigger (with root word reduplication): to do something occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then, or here and there
Naglakad-lakad si Pedro sa mall.
Pedro walked a bit in the mall. (Pedro is focused.)

If the root word begins with a vowel or is a proper noun, insert a hyphen after the prefix.

In cases where mag- is used with nouns that begin in "ka-", it denotes reciprocal action of the verb.

mag-+kausap (“person the speaker is talking to”)=magkausap (“to be talking to each other”)
mag-+kaaway (“enemy”)=magkaaway (“to be enemies”)
mag-+kaibigan (“friend”)=magkaibigan (“to be friends”)
mag-+kamukha (“look alike”)=magkamukha (“to be looking alike”)