gawan

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Syncopic form of gawaan, from gawa +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Verb

gawán (complete ginawan, progressive ginagawan, contemplative gagawan, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜏᜈ᜔)

  1. to do something on or for someone
  2. to create something on or for someone
    Gawan mo ako ng bangkang papel.
    Make me a paper boat.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for gawan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
root word gawa
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- gumawa gumawa gumagawa
nagawa2
gagawa
magawa2
kagagawa1
kakagawa
object -in gawin ginawa ginagawa
inagawa2
gagawin
agawin2
⁠—
directional -an gawan ginawan ginagawan
inagawan2
gagawan
agawan2
locative pag- -an paggawan pinaggawan pinapaggawan
pinaggagawan
papaggawan
paggagawan
⁠—
benefactive i- igawa iginawa iginagawa igagawa ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipanggawa ipinanggawa ipinapanggawa ipapanggawa ⁠—
causative ika- ikagawa ikinagawa ikinagagawa1
ikinakagawa
ikagagawa1
ikakagawa
⁠—
i-3 igawa iginawa iginagawa igagawa ⁠—
measurement i- igawa iginawa iginagawa igagawa ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makagawa nakagawa nakagagawa1
nakakagawa
makagagawa1
makakagawa


mapa-2 mapagawa napagawa napagagawa1
napapagawa
mapagagawa1
mapapagawa
object ma- magawa nagawa nagagawa magagawa
directional ma- -an magawan nagawan nagagawan magagawan
benefactive mai- maigawa naigawa naigagawa maigagawa
causative maika- maikagawa naikagawa naikagagawa1
naikakagawa
naiikagawa
naikagagawa1
naikakagawa
naiikagawa
mai- maigawa naigawa naigagawa maigagawa
locative mapag- -an mapaggawaan napaggawaan napaggagawaan1
napapaggawaan
mapaggagawaan1
mapapaggawaan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpagawa nakapagpagawa nakapagpapagawa1
nakakapagpagawa
makapagpapagawa1
makakapagpagawa
actor-secondary mapa- mapagawa napagawa napagagawa1
napapagawa
mapagagawa1
mapapagawa
object maipa- maipagawa naipagawa naipagagawa1
naipapagawa
naiipagawa
maipagagawa1
maipapagawa
maiipagawa
directional mapa- -an mapagawan napagawan napagagawan1
napapagawan
mapagagawan1
mapapagawan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpagawa naipagpagawa naipagpapagawa1
naipapagpagawa
naiipagpagawa
maipagpapagawa1
maipapagpagawa
maiipagpagawa
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpagawa naikapagpagawa naikapagpapagawa1
naikakapagpagawa
naiikapagpagawa
maikapagpapagawa1
maikakapagpagawa
maiikapagpagawa
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpagawan napagpagawan napagpapagagawan1
napapagpagawan
mapagpapagagawan1
mapapagpagawan
mapapag- -an mapapaggawan napapaggawan napapapaggawan mapapapaggawan

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct maki- makigawa nakigawa nakikigawa makikigawa
indirect makipagpa- makipagpagawa nakipagpagawa nakikipagpagawa makikipagpagawa

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