mabakas

Tagalog

Etymology

From ma- +‎ bakas.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /mabaˈkas/ [mɐ.bɐˈxas] (adjective)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌmabaˈkas/ [ˌmaː.bɐˈxas] (verb)
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: ma‧ba‧kas

Adjective

mabakás (plural mababakas, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜃᜐ᜔)

1. with of having many footprints

Inflection

    Degrees of mabakas

positive			singular	plural	root
			mabakas	mababakas	bakas
	superiority		inferiority		equality
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
comparative	mas mabakas	mas mababakas	hindi gaanong mabakas	hindi gaanong mababakas	kasimbakas
	relative		absolute
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
superlative	ang pinakamabakas	ang pinakamababakas	napakamabakas	napakamababakas	pagkabakas	pagkabakas-bakas

Verb

mábakás (complete nabakas, progressive nababakas, contemplative mababakas, 3rd actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜃᜐ᜔)

1. to be able to notice from

   Synonyms: mapansin, mahalata, mapuna

2. to be able to trace the path of

   Synonyms: matunton, matalunton

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabakas

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ma-	bakas		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
mabakas	nabakas	nababakas	mababakas