Question: pag+root

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Jul 22 2021, 8:18am CST ~ 2 years, 9 mos ago.

Question: pag+root

I’ve noticed you can use pag+root to form a gerund, eg pag+lakas=paglakas/strengthening.

However sometimes i notice the first syllable of the root is copied, eg tagumpay becomes pagtatagumpay.

Lastly i’ve noticed you can also duplicate the first syllable twice, eg pansin becomes pagpapansin.

Is there a rule to know how to form these?

Jul 22 2021, 8:59am CST ~ 2 years, 9 mos ago.

@Kersheys

-Um- verbs typically will become pag+root gerunds.
Mag- verbs typically will become pag+ro+root gerunds.
Ma- feeling/sensation verbs typically become pagka+root gerunds.
Other Ma- verbs typically become pag+root gerunds.
Magpa- verbs typically become pagpapa+root gerunds.

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