TAGALOG VERBS

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Click on any of the letters above to look up some of the Tagalog verbs. The alphabetical list of verbs are based on the English root. If you don't see the verbs you are looking for, you can e-mail us and we will add them to the list as soon as possible. We will respond to your e-mail with the proper conjugation of the Tagalog verbs.

How to use this Table of Tagalog Verbs:

1. Find the English root of the verb.
2. Find its Tagalog equivalent.
3. Decide which focus (actor or object) in Tagalog you want to use.
4. In using either actor- or object-focus form of the verb in a Tagalog sentence, always
    remember this basic word order in Tagalog: Verb + Subject + (Adjective) Object

5. Examples:
    The following are examples of actor- and object-focus sentences. The verb is KAIN, conjugated
    in completed, incompleted, and contemplated forms, respectively.

Actor Focus

Kumain ako ng tinapay kaninang umaga.
Kumakain ako ng tinapay ngayon.
Kakain ako ng tinapay bukas.

Object Focus

Kinain ko ang tinapay kaninang umaga.
Kinakain ko ang tinapay ngayon.
Kakainin ko ang tinapay bukas.



6. The examples provided in the tables below are the most common Tagalog verbs
     used by Tagalog speakers. There are verbs that have both -UM- and MAG-
     actor-focus forms, and several object-focus forms (I-, -IN- or -AN).

     Comp=Completed (Perfective) Aspect - action started and terminated
     Inc=Incompleted (Imperfective) Aspect - action started but not yet completed
     Cont=Contemplated Aspect - action not started but anticipated or contemplated

A.

Root	Root	Actor Focus			Object Focus
English	Tagalog	Comp	Inc	Cont	Comp	Inc	Cont
A	a
absent	liban	lumiban	lumiliban	liliban	nilibanan	nililibanan	lilibanan
abuse	abuso	umabuso	umaabuso	aabuso	inabuso	inaabuso	aabusuhin
accept	tanggap	tumanggap	tumatanggap	tatanggap	tinanggap	tinatanggap	tatanggapin
accuse	akusa	nag-akusa	nang-aakusa	mang-aakusa	inakusahan	inaakusahan	aakusahan
acquire	kuha	kumuha	kumukuha	kukuha	kinuha	kinukuha	kukuhain
act	arte	umarte	umaarte	aarte	inartehan	inaartehan	aartehan
add	dagdag	nagdagdag	nagdaragdag	magdaragdag	dinagdagan	dinaragdagan	dadagdagan
advance (forward)	sulong	sumulong	sumusulong	susulong	sinulong	sinusulong	susulungin
agitate (someone)	galit	nanggalit	nanggagalit	manggagalit	ginalit	ginagalit	gagalitin
angry (to be angry)	galit	nagalit	nagagalit	magagalit	ikinagalit	ikinakagalit	ikakagalit
angry (make someone)	galit	nanggalit	nanggagalit	manggagalit	ginalit	ginagalit	gagalitin
angry (scold someone)	galit				pinagalitan	pinapagalitan	papagalitan
annoy	inis	nang-inis	nang-iinis	mang-iinis	ininis	iniinis	iinisin
answer (respond)	sagot	sumagot	sumasagot	sasagot	sinagot	sinasagot	sasagutin
approach	lapit	lumapit	lumalapit	lalapit	nilapitan	nilalapitan	lalapitan
arrive	dating	dumating	dumarating	darating	dinatnan	dinaratnan	daratnan
ask for (something)	hingí'	humingí'	humihingí	hihingí'	hiningí'	hinihingí'	hihingí'
		nanghingi	nanghihingi	manghihingi	hiningan	hinihingan	hihingan
ask about	tanong	nagtanong	nagtatanong	magtatanong	tinanong	tinatanong	tatanungin
assume	akala	nag-akala	nag-aakala	mag-aakala	inakala	inaakala	aakalain
attack	lusob	lumusob	lumulusob	lulusob	niluson	nilulusob	lulusubin
attain	kamit	nakamit	nakakamit	makakamit	nakamtan	nakakamtan	makakamtan
attend	dalo	dumalo	dumadalo	dadalo	dinaluhan	dinadaluhan	dadaluhan
attention (give)	pansin	napansin	napapansin	mapapansin	pinansin	pinapansin	papansinin
attract	akit	naakit	naaakit	maaakit	inakit	inaakit	aakitin
avoid	layó'	lumayó'	lumalayó'	lalayó'	nilayuan	nilalayuan	lalayuan

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B.

Root	Root	Actor Focus			Object Focus
English	Tagalog	Comp	Inc	Cont	Comp	Inc	Cont
B	ba
bad (to become)	samá'	sumamá'	sumasamá'	sasamá'
ban	bawal	nagbawal	nagbabawal	magbabawal	ibinawal	ibinabawal	ibabawal
bark	tahol	tumahol	tumatahol	tatahol	tinahulan	tinatahulan	tatahulan
begin	umpisa	nag-umpisa	nag-uumpisa	mag-uumpisa	inumpisahan	inuumpisahan	uumpisahan
believe	niwala	naniwala	naniniwala	maniniwala	pinaniwalaan	pinaniniwalaan	paniniwalaan
big (to become)	laki	lumaki	lumalaki	lalaki
big (to make it)	laki				nilakihan	nilalakihan	lalakihan
birth (to give birth/ to be born)	anak	nanganak (gave birth)	nanganganak (giving birth)	manganganak (will give birth)	ipinanganak (born)	pinapanganak (being born)	ipapanganak (will be born)
bite	kagat	kumagat	kumakagat	kakagat	kinagat	kinakagat	kakagatin
boil	laga	naglaga	naglalaga	maglalaga	nilaga	nilalaga	ilalaga
borrow	hiram	humiram	humihiram	hihiram	hiniram	hinihiram	hihiramin
borrow (money)	utang	umutang	umuutang	uutang	inutang	inuutang	uutangin
brag (or boast)	yabang	nagyabang	nagyayabang	magyayabang	ipinag- yabang	ipinapag- yabang	ipag- yayabang
break	sirá'	sumirá'	sumisirá'	sisirá'	sinirá'	sinisirá'	sisirá'in
break (glassware)	basag	nagbasag	nagbabasag	magbabasag	binasag nabasag	binabasag nababasag	babasagin mababasag
break (tear)	punit	nagpunit pumunit	nagpupunit pumupunit	magpupunit pupunit	napunit pinunit	napupunit pinupunit	mapupunitpu pupunitin
break (long objects)	balí'	bumalí' nagbalí'	bumabalí' nagbabalí'	babalí' magbabalí'	binalí' nabalí'	binabalí' nababalí'	babalí'in mababalí'
break (out of order)	sirá'	nagsirá'	nagsisirá'	magsisirá'	nasirá'	nasisirá'	masisirá'
break (irreparable)	wasak	nagwasak	nagwawasak	magwawasak	nawasak winasak	nawawasak winawasak	mawawasak wawasakin
breathe	hinga	huminga	humihinga	hihinga
bring (something)	dala	nagdala	nagdadala	magdadala	dinala	dinadala	dadalhin
bring	hatid	naghatid	naghahatid	maghahatid	hinatid	hinahatid	ihahatid
bring along	sáma	nagsáma	nagsasáma	magsasáma	isináma	isinasáma	isasáma
bring back	balik	nagbalik	nagbabalik	magbabalik	ibinalik	ibinabalik	ibabalik
bring home	uwí'	nag-uwí'	nag-uuwí'	mag-uuwí'	inuwí'	inuuwí'	uuwían
bring out	labas	naglabas	naglalabas	maglalabas	nilabas	nilalabas	ilalabas
bring to life	buhay	bumuhay	bumubuhay	bubuhay	binuhay	binubuhay	bubuhayin
bring up	akyat	nag-akyat	nag-aakyat	mag-aakyat	inakyat	inaakyat	iaakyat
brush (teeth)	sipilyo (brush)	nagsipilyo (nag-brush)	nagsisipilyo (nagba-brush)	magsisipilyo (magba-brush)	sinipilyo (binrush)	sinisipilyo (binabrush)	sisipilyuhin (babrushin)
brush (hair)	suklay (brush)	nagsuklay (nag-brush)	nagsusuklay (nagba-brush)	magsusuklay (magba-brush)	sinuklay (binrush)	sinusuklay (binabrush)	susuklayin (babrushin)
build	tayó'	nagtayó'	nagtatayó'	magtatayó'	itinayó'	itinatayó'	itatayó'
burn	sunog	nagsunog	nagsusunog	magsusunog	sinunog	sinusunog	susunugin
burp	dighay	dumighay	dumidighay	didighay
buy	bili	bumili	bumibili	bibili	binili	binibili	bibilhin

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C.

Root	Root	Actor Focus			Object Focus
English	Tagalog	Comp	Inc	Cont	Comp	Inc	Cont
C	si
call	tawag	tumawag	tumatawag	tatawag	tinawag	tinatawag	tatawagin
call up (phone)	tawag	tumawag	tumatawag	tatawag	tinawagan	tinatawagan	tatawagan
carry	dala	nagdala	nagdadala	magdadala	dinala	dinadala	dadalhin
carry (on the head)	sunong	nagsunong	nagsusunong	magsusunong	sinunong	sinusunong	susunungin
carry (on the back)	pasan	nagpasan	nagpapasan	magpapasan	pinasan	pinapasan	papasanin
carry (with arm)	bitbit	nagbitbit	nagbibitbit	magbibitbit	binitbit	binibitbit	bibitbitin
carry (underarm)	kipkip	nagkipkip	nagkikipkip	magkikipkip	kinipkip	kinikipkip	kikipkipin
carry (with hand)	hawak				hinawakan	hinahawakan	hahakawan
catch (something)	saló	sumaló	sumasaló	sasaló	sinaló	sinasaló	sasalúhin
catch (someone)	huli	humuli	humuhuli	huhuli	hinuli	hinuhuli	huhulihin
catch up (someone)	abot	nag-abot	nag-aabot	mag-aabot	inabutan	inaabutan	aabutan
change	palit	nagpalit	nagpapalit	magpapalit	pinalitan	pinapalitan	papalitan
change (clothes)	bihis	nagbihis	nagbibihis	magbibihis	binihisan	binibihisan	bibihisan
cheat	daya'	nandaya'	nandadaya'	mandadaya'	dinaya'	dinadaya'	dadayain
choose	pili'	pumili'	pumipili'	pipili'	pinili'	pinipili'	pipiliin
clap	palakpak	pumalakpak	pumapalakpak	papalakpak	pinalakpakan	pinapalakpakan	papalakpakan
clean	linis	naglinis	naglilinis	maglilinis	nilinis	nililinis	lilinisin
clean (become)	linis	luminis	lumilinis	lilinis
climb	akyat	umakyat	umaakyat	aakyat	inakyat	inaakyat	aakyatin
close	sará	nagsará	nagsasará	magsasará	sinará	sinasará	isasará
collect	ipon	nag-ipon	nag-iipon	mag-iipon	inipon	iniipon	iipunin
come	punta	pumunta	pumupunta	pupunta	pinuntahan	pinupuntahan	pupuntahan
come back	balik	bumalik	bunabalik	babalik	binalikan	binabalikan	babalikan
come from	galing	nanggaling	nanggagaling	manggagaling
confuse	líto	nalíto	nalilíto	malilíto	nilíto	nililíto	lilituhin
continue	patuloy	nagpatuloy	nagpapatuloy	magpapatuloy
	tuloy				itinuloy	itinutuloy	itutuloy
converse	usap	nag-usap	nag-uusap	mag-uusap	pinag-usapan	pinapag-usapan	papag-usapan
cook	lutó'	naglutó'	naglulutó'	maglulutó'	nilutó'	nilulutó'	lulutúin
copy	kopya	kumopya	kumokopya	kokopya	kinopya	kinokopya	kokopyahin
count	bilang	bumilang	bumibilang	bibilang	binilang	binibilang	bibilangin
		nagbilang	nagbibilang	magbibilang
court (romance)	ligaw	lumigaw	lumiligaw	liligaw	niligawan	nililigawan	liligawan
cover	takip	nagtakip	nagtatakip	magtatakip	tinakpan	tinatakpan	tatakpan
cover up	takip	nagtakip	nagtatakip	magtatakip	pinagtapan	pinapagtakpan	papagtakpan
create	gawá'	gumawá'	gumagawá'	gagawá'	ginawá'	ginagawá'	gagawin
cross	tawid	tumawid	tumatawid	tatawid	tinawid	tinatawid	tatawirin
cry	iyak	umiyak	umiiyak	iiyak	iniyakan	iniiyakan	iiyakan
cure	gamot	gumamot	gumagamot	gagamot	ginamot	ginagamot	gagamutin
	gamot	naggamot	naggagamot	maggagamot
cut (break)	pútol	pumútol	pumupútol	pupútol	pinútol	pinupútol	puputúlin
cut (slice)	hiwa'	naghiwa'	naghihiwa'	maghihiwa'	hiniwa'	hinihiwa'	hihiwain'
cut (chop)	tatad	nagtadtad	nagtatadtad	magtatadtad	tinadtad	tinatadtad	tatadtarin
cut (vegetables)	gayat	naggayat	naggagayat	maggagayat	ginayat	ginagayat	gagayatin
cut (with scissors)	gupit	naggupit	naggugupit	maggugupit	ginupit	ginugupit	gugupitin
cut (with ax)	sibak	nagsibak	nagsisibak	magsisibak	sinibak	sinisibak	sisibakin
cut (tear off)	púnit	pumúnit	pumupúnit	pupúnit	pinúnit	pinupúnit	pupúnitin
cut (behead)	pugot	nagpugot	nagpupugot	magpupugot	pinugot	pinupugot	pupugutan
cut (remove)	tanggal	nagtanggal	nagtatanggal	magtatanggal	tinanggal	tinatanggal	tatanggalin

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D.

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