A1

Actor Focus -Um- Verbs

Pandiwang -Um- (Pokus sa Tagaganap)

About this concept

The -um- infix marks actor-focus verbs where the topic is the doer. Three aspects: completed (kumain), incompleted (kumakain), contemplated (kakain). The infix goes after the first consonant.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A1.

Examples

Kumain ako ng mangga.I ate a mango.
Kumakain siya ngayon.He/She is eating now.
Kakain tayo mamaya.We will eat later.
Umalis na sila.They already left.

Prerequisite

Personal PronounsA1

Concepts that build on this

Object Focus -In VerbsA2Aspect System OverviewA2Commands and RequestsB1

More A1 concepts

Personal PronounsMga Panghalip na PanaoCase Markers (Ang/Ng/Sa)Mga Pantukoy (Ang/Ng/Sa)Basic Greetings and ExpressionsMga Pangunahing Pagbati at EkspresyonPoliteness Markers (Po/Opo/Ho)Mga Pananda ng Paggalang (Po/Opo/Ho)Plural Marker MgaPananda ng Maramihan (Mga)

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