A2

Object Focus -In Verbs

Pandiwang -In (Pokus sa Layon)

About this concept

The -in suffix/infix marks object-focus verbs where the topic is the thing acted upon. Completed: -in- infix, incompleted: -in- with reduplication, contemplated: -in suffix.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level A2.

Examples

Kinain niya ang mangga.He/She ate the mango. (mango = topic)
Binasa ko ang libro.I read the book. (book = topic)
Kakainin mo ba iyan?Will you eat that?
Ginawa nila ang takdang-aralin.They did the homework.

Prerequisite

Actor Focus -Um- VerbsA1

Concepts that build on this

Benefactive/Instrumental Focus I- VerbsA2Locative/Directional Focus -An VerbsA2Complex Verb Affixation (Pag-, Pang-, Paki-)B1

More A2 concepts

Benefactive/Instrumental Focus I- VerbsPandiwang I- (Pokus sa Tagatanggap)Locative/Directional Focus -An VerbsPandiwang -An (Pokus sa Pinangyarihan)Possessive ConstructionsMga Pag-aariAspect System OverviewSistema ng AspektoAbility/Involuntary Maka-/Ma- VerbsPandiwang Maka-/Ma- (Kakayahan)

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