umabay
Tagalog
Etymology
From abay + -um-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔu.ˈma.baj/
Verb
umabay
- to escort
- to act as best man or as bridesmaid
- Umabay si Pedro sa kasal ni Juan.
- Pedro acted as a best man at Juan's wedding.
- Umabay si Pedro sa kasal ni Juan.
- complete aspect of umabay
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for umabay
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| um- | abay | actor | ||||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | Recently Complete | ||
| umabay | umabay ungmabay1 | umaabay ungmaabay1 naabay2 | aabay maabay2 | formal | kaaabay | umabay abay2 |
| informal | kakaabay | |||||
| 1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only. | ||||||