kumain

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From kain +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

Verb

kumain (complete kumain, progressive kumakain, contemplative kakain, 1st actor trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜋᜁᜈ᜔)

  1. to eat
  2. to cut through the surface of wood (as of a plane)
    Synonym: tumalab
  3. complete aspect of kumain

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for kumain (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
root word kain
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- kumain kumain kumakain
nakain2
kakain
makain2
kakakain1
kakakain
object -in kainin kinain kinakain
inakain2
kakainin
akainin2
⁠—
directional -an kainan kinainan kinakainan
inakainan2
kakainan
akainan2
locative pag- -an pagkainan pinagkainan pinapagkainan
pinagkakainan
papagkainan
pagkakainan
⁠—
benefactive i- ikain ikinain ikinakain ikakain ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipangkain ipinangkain ipinapangkain ipapangkain ⁠—
causative ika- ikakain ikinakain ikinakakain1
ikinakakain
ikakakain1
ikakakain
⁠—
i-3 ikain ikinain ikinakain ikakain ⁠—
measurement i- ikain ikinain ikinakain ikakain ⁠—

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- makakain nakakain nakakakain1
nakakakain
makakakain1
makakakain


mapa-2 mapakain napakain napakakain1
napapakain
mapakakain1
mapapakain
object ma- makain nakain nakakain makakain
directional ma- -an makainan nakainan nakakainan makakainan
benefactive mai- maikain naikain naikakain maikakain
causative maika- maikakain naikakain naikakakain1
naikakakain
naiikakain
naikakakain1
naikakakain
naiikakain
mai- maikain naikain naikakain maikakain
locative mapag- -an mapagkainan napagkainan napagkakainan1
napapagkainan
mapagkakainan1
mapapagkainan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpakain nakapagpakain nakapagpapakain1
nakakapagpakain
makapagpapakain1
makakapagpakain
actor-secondary mapa- mapakain napakain napakakain1
napapakain
mapakakain1
mapapakain
object maipa- maipakain naipakain naipakakain1
naipapakain
naiipakain
maipakakain1
maipapakain
maiipakain
directional mapa- -an mapakainan napakainan napakakainan1
napapakainan
mapakakainan1
mapapakainan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpakain naipagpakain naipagpapakain1
naipapagpakain
naiipagpakain
maipagpapakain1
maipapagpakain
maiipagpakain
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpakain naikapagpakain naikapagpapakain1
naikakapagpakain
naiikapagpakain
maikapagpapakain1
maikakapagpakain
maiikapagpakain
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpakainan napagpakainan napagpapakakainan1
napapagpakainan
mapagpapakakainan1
mapapagpakainan
mapapag- -an mapapagkainan napapagkainan napapapagkainan mapapapagkainan

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- makikain nakikain nakikikain makikikain
indirect makipagpa- makipagpakain nakipagpakain nakikipagpakain makikipagpakain