maghawak
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maɡˈhawak/ [mɐɡˈha.wɐk]
- Rhymes: -awak
- Syllabification: mag‧ha‧wak
Verb edit
maghawak (complete naghawak, progressive naghahawak, contemplative maghahawak, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜏᜃ᜔)
- to hold something; to take something in one's hand
- to occupy; to hold (an office or position)
- Synonyms: manungkulan, humawak
- to possess; to own (power or authority)
Conjugation edit
Verb conjugation for maghawak
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mag- ᜋᜄ᜔ |
hawak ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
actor | ||||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | Recently Complete | ||
| maghawak ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
naghawak ᜈᜄ᜔ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
naghahawak ᜈᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜏᜃ᜔ nagahawak1 ᜈᜄᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
maghahawak ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜏᜃ᜔ magahawak1 ᜋᜄᜑᜏᜃ᜔ gahawak1 ᜄᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
formal | kahahawak ᜃᜑᜑᜏᜃ᜔ kapaghahawak ᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
maghawak1 ᜋᜄ᜔ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ |
| informal | kakahawak ᜃᜃᜑᜏᜃ᜔ kakapaghawak ᜃᜃᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ kapapaghawak ᜃᜉᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜏᜃ᜔ | |||||
| 1 Dialectal use only. | ||||||