mabali

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Etymology

From ma- +‎ bali.

Pronunciation

Verb

mabalì (complete nabali, progressive nababali, contemplative mababali, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜎᜒ)

  1. (intransitive) to be fractured (of a bone)
    Synonym: mapilay
  2. (intransitive) to be broken (of something elongated, such as pencils, sticks, etc.)
    Synonym: mabakli
  3. to be able to fracture (of a bone)
    Synonym: mapilay
  4. to be able to break (of something elongated, such as pencils, sticks, etc.)
    Synonym: mabakli
  5. (colloquial) to be able to stop (of one's bad habit, wishes, etc.)
    Synonym: masugpo

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabali (Class I) - um/in object verb
Root word bali
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor -um- bumali bumali bumabali
nabali2 		babali
mabali2 		kababali1
kakabali
Object -in baliin binali binabali
inabali2 		babaliin
abaliin2 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pag- -an pagbalian pinagbalian pinapagbalian
pinagbabalian 		papagbalian
pagbabalian 		⁠—
Benefactive i- ibali ibinali ibinabali ibabali ⁠—
Instrument ipang- ipambali ipinambali ipinapambali ipapambali ⁠—
Causative ika- ikabali ikinabali ikinababali1
ikinakabali 		ikababali1
ikakabali 		⁠—
i-3 ibali ibinali ibinabali ibabali ⁠—
Measurement i- ibali ibinali ibinabali ibabali ⁠—
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- magpabali nagpabali nagpapabali magpapabali ⁠kapababali1
kapapabali
kapagpapabali
kakapabali
Actor-secondary pa- -in pabaliin pinabali pinababali
pinapabali 		pababaliin
papabaliin 		⁠—
Object ipa- ipabali ipinabali ipinababali
ipinapabali 		ipababali
ipapabali 		⁠—
Benefactive ipagpa- ipagpabali ipinagpabali ipinagpapabali1
ipinapagpabali 		ipagpapabali1
ipapagpabali 		⁠—
Causative ikapagpa- ikapagpabali ikinapagpabali ikinapagpapabali1
ikinakapagpabali 		ikapagpapabali1
ikakapagpabali 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pagpa- -an pagpabalian pinagpabalian pinagpapababalian1
pinapagpabalian 		pagpapababalian1
papagpabalian 		⁠—
⁠papag- -an papagbalian pinapagbalian pinapapagbalian papapagbalian ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.
Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
Direct action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor maka- makabali nakabali nakababali1
nakakabali 		makababali1
makakabali


mapa-2 mapabali napabali napababali1
napapabali 		mapababali1
mapapabali
Object ma- mabali nabali nababali mababali
Benefactive mai- maibali naibali naibabali maibabali
Causative maika- maikabali naikabali naikababali1
naikakabali
naiikabali 		naikababali1
naikakabali
naiikabali
mai- maibali naibali naibabali maibabali
Locative ⁠mapag- -an mapagbalian napagbalian napagbabalian1
napapagbalian 		mapagbabalian1
mapapagbalian
Indirect action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor makapagpa- makapagpabali nakapagpabali nakapagpapabali1
nakakapagpabali 		makapagpapabali1
makakapagpabali
Actor-secondary mapa- mapabali napabali napababali1
napapabali 		mapababali1
mapapabali
Object maipa- maipabali naipabali naipababali1
naipapabali
naiipabali 		maipababali1
maipapabali
maiipabali
Benefactive maipagpa- maipagpabali naipagpabali naipagpapabali1
naipapagpabali
naiipagpabali 		maipagpapabali1
maipapagpabali
maiipagpabali
Causative maikapagpa- maikapagpabali naikapagpabali naikapagpapabali1
naikakapagpabali
naiikapagpabali 		maikapagpapabali1
maikakapagpabali
maiikapagpabali
Locative ⁠mapagpa- -an mapagpabalian napagpabalian napagpapababalian1
napapagpabalian 		mapagpapababalian1
mapapagpabalian
⁠mapapag- -an mapapagbalian napapagbalian napapapagbalian mapapapagbalian
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- makibali nakibali nakikibali makikibali
Indirect makipagpa- makipagpabali nakipagpabali nakikipagpabali makikipagpabali
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