maki-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ˈki/

Prefix

maki-

1. Actor trigger - to do something involving someone else’s possessions or personal space with their permission
   1. maki-+tawag (“call”)=makitawag (“to use someone’s phone with his or her permission”)

   Pwede makitawag?

   Can I use your phone?

2. Actor trigger - to join in an act
   1. maki-+kain (“eat”)=makikain (“to join in eating, to eat in somebody's house”)

   Nakikain ako kina Pepe.

   I ate in Pepe's house.

Further reading

1. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/maki_2.html
2. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/maki_1.html