mag-abala

Tagalog

Etymology

From mag- +‎ abala.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mag-a‧ba‧la
• IPA^(key): /maɡʔabaˈla/, [mɐɡ.ʔɐ.bɐˈla]

Verb

mag-abalá (complete nag-abala, progressive nag-aabala, contemplative mag-aabala, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ)

1. to go out of one's way to do something or to help another
2. to waste time doing nothing or something unworthwhile

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mag-abala

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mag- ᜋᜄ᜔		abala ᜀᜊᜎ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
mag-abala ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ	nag-abala ᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ	nag-aabala ᜈᜄ᜔ᜀᜀᜊᜎ nagaabala1 ᜈᜄᜀᜊᜎ	mag-aabala ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜀᜊᜎ magaabala1 ᜋᜄᜀᜊᜎ gaabala1 ᜄᜀᜊᜎ	formal	kaaabala ᜃᜀᜀᜊᜎ kapag-aabala ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜀᜀᜊᜎ	mag-abala1 ᜋᜄ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ
				informal	kakaabala ᜃᜃᜀᜊᜎ kakapag-abala ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ kapapag-abala ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜀᜊᜎ
1 Dialectal use only.