Where does “makipag-usap” come from?
makipag-usap (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog makipag-, from Tagalog pag-, from Tagalog kapag, from Tagalog kapagka — if.
makipag-usap (Tagalog): to engage in conversation with someone
Definitions
- to engage in conversation with someone
Ancestry of “makipag-usap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tagalog | makipag- | actor trigger - indicates engagement of the action of the verb with someone |
| 2 | Tagalog | pag- | Used to form verbal nouns from verbs prefixed... |
| 3 | Tagalog | kapag | if |
| 4 | Tagalog | kapagka | if |