mamatay

Tagalog

Etymology

mang- +‎ patay

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ma.ˈtaj/

Verb

mamatay

1. to die (because of a disease, old age, or any unintended cause)

   Namatay ang aking lolo dahil sa dengue.

   My father died because of dengue.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mamatay

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mang- ᜋᜅ᜔		patay ᜉᜆᜌ᜔			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
mamatay ᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔	namatay ᜈᜋᜆᜌ᜔	namamatay ᜈᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔	mamamatay ᜋᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔	formal	kapamamatay ᜃᜉᜋᜋᜆᜌ᜔	pamatay1 ᜉ ᜋᜆᜌ᜔
				informal	kakapamatay ᜃᜃᜉᜋᜆᜌ᜔ kapapamatay ᜃᜉᜉᜋᜆᜌ᜔
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.