mapa-

mapa-

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mapa/

Noun

mapa-

1. to do something unintentionally; to happen to do something

   ‎mapa- + ‎hiya (“crying”) → ‎mapahiya (“to cry unintentionally”)

   ‎mapa- + ‎daan (“pass by”) → ‎mapadaan (“to happen to pass by”)

2. to be able to get someone do something; to be able to have someone do something

   ‎mapa- + ‎kain (“eating”) → ‎mapakain (“to be able to have someone eat, to be able to feed”)

   ‎mapa- + ‎alis (“leaving”) → ‎mapaalis (“to be able to have someone leave”)

3. to be able to cause something to change

   ‎mapa- + ‎galing (“recovery from illness”) → ‎mapagaling (“to be able to have someone recover or heal”)

   ‎mapa- + ‎kintab (“shine”) → ‎mapakintab (“to be able to have something shine, to be able to make something shiny”)

Derived terms

Tagalog terms prefixed with mapa-