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 ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.
Indirect (pa-) verb forms
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor magpa- magpagawa nagpagawa nagpapagawa magpapagawa ⁠kapagagawa1
kapapagawa
kapagpapagawa
kakapagawa
Actor-secondary pa- -in pagawin pinagawa pinagagawa
pinapagawa 		pagagawin
papagawin 		⁠—
Object ipa- ipagawa ipinagawa ipinagagawa
ipinapagawa 		ipagagawa
ipapagawa 		⁠—
Directional ⁠ pa- -an pagawan pinagawan pinapagawan
pinagagawan 		papagawan
pagagawan 		⁠—
Benefactive ipagpa- ipagpagawa ipinagpagawa ipinagpapagawa1
ipinapagpagawa 		ipagpapagawa1
ipapagpagawa 		⁠—
Causative ikapagpa- ikapagpagawa ikinapagpagawa ikinapagpapagawa1
ikinakapagpagawa 		ikapagpapagawa1
ikakapagpagawa 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pagpa- -an pagpagawan pinagpagawan pinagpapagagawan1
pinapagpagawan 		pagpapagagawan1
papagpagawan 		⁠—
⁠papag- -an papaggawan pinapaggawan pinapapaggawan papapaggawan ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.
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
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only 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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