Transcript The -Um Verb

The -Um Verb
An actor Focus Verb
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The -um Verb
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Indicates that the actor or doer of
the action is the topic/focus of the
sentence
-um is infixed before the first vowel
of the verb root.
Upo - umupo
tayo - tumayo
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Notes about -Um
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Um verbs have the same form to
express both command and the
completed aspect (past tense)
Command:
 Tumayo
ka! You stand up!
 Tumayo siya. She/He stood up.
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Giving Commands
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Positive Command
 Verb
+ ang pronoun
 Tumayo ka!
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Negative Command
 Huwag
+ang pronoun+-ng + -um
verb
 Huwag kang tumayo!
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Sentence Structure
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Ba question
 kumain
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ka ba?
Completed Aspect/Past Statement
 Oo,
kumain ako.
 Hindi, hindi ako kumain
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Ano ang ginawa mo?
 Sumayaw
ako.
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Ano ang ginawa ni Ben?
 Lumabas
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Ano ang ginawa nina Tim at Don?
 Tumakbo
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siya.
sila sa labas.
Ano ang ginawa ng estudyante?
 Bumasa
siya ng Tagalog
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