gumawa

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Tagalog

Etymology

From gawa +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡumaˈwaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: gu‧ma‧wa

Verb

gumawâ (complete gumawa, progressive gumagawa, contemplative gagawa, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜓᜋᜏ)

  1. to make; to manufacture
    Synonym: yumari
    Paano gumawa ng saranggola?
    How to make a kite?
  2. to do; to perform; to undertake
    Synonym: magsagawa
  3. to create
    Synonym: lumikha
  4. to build; to construct; to erect
    Synonyms: magtayo, magtindig
  5. to work
    Synonym: magtrabaho
  6. complete aspect of gumawa

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for gumawa (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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