Wiktionary

maging

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Possibly from obsolete root *ging (also possible to be *gi/*giq/*gin + -ng suffix).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

magíng (complete naging, progressive nagiging, contemplative magiging, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜅ᜔)

  1. to become
    Naging asul ang langit.
    The sky became blue.
    Magiging maganda siya.
    He will become beautiful.
  2. to be
    Mahirap maging bulag.
    It's hard to be blind.

Usage notes edit

  • Enclitics follow the word or phrase (e.g. names, dates, addresses, times of day) after maging and its inflected form.

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1995) “Tagalog Monosyllabic Roots”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎[1], volume 34, number 2, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 345–374

Further reading edit

  • “maging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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