maging

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• maguing, maguin — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• magin — rare

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maˈɡiŋ/ [mɐˈɣiŋ]
  • Rhymes: -iŋ
• (Quezon, alternative) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡiŋ/ [ˈmaː.ɣɪŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aɡiŋ
• Syllabification: ma‧ging

Verb

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

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

Related terms

• ma-
• pagiging-
• paging
• paging-

 

Further reading

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