Meaning of mapa- | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to do something unintentionally; to happen to do something
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2. to be able to get someone do something; to be able to have someone do something
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3. to be able to cause something to change
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4. forms an enumerative equivalent to whether ... or ...
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Examples

“mapa- + hiya (“crying”) → mapahiya (“to cry unintentionally”)”

“mapa- + daan (“pass by”) → mapadaan (“to happen to pass by”)”

“mapa- + kain (“eating”) → mapakain (“to be able to have someone eat, to be able to feed”)”

“mapa- + alis (“leaving”) → mapaalis (“to be able to have someone leave”)”

“mapa- + galing (“recovery from illness”) → mapagaling (“to be able to have someone recover or heal”)”

“mapa- + kintab (“shine”) → mapakintab (“to be able to have something shine, to be able to make something shiny”)”

“Sasama ako sayo, mapa-Baguio, mapa-Cebu, mapa-kun'san ka man magpunta!”

Whether it would be Baguio, or Cebu, or anywhere you go, I would go with you!

“Ay jusko mare, sinasabi ko sa'yo! Mapa-selpon, mapa-kompyuter, mapa-playstation man, napakagaling maglaro ng batang 'yon.”

Oh, I'm telling you, sister! Whether a phone, a computer, or even a playstation, that child is so focused when it comes to gaming.

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