nagapaka-
NAGAPAKA- is a word in Hiligaynon with its meaning in English.
nagapaka- - A prefix denoting the present tense active with the added meaning of "paka”, e.g. a.) Nagapakamaálam siá. He is assuming an air of learning, he wants to appear learned. Nagapakabungól siá. He is feigning deafness. Nagapakamanggaránon siá. He is pretending to be rich. He tries to be taken for a rich man. b.) Nagapakamaáyo siá siníng hágnà nga kasuguán. He approves this law or ordinance. Nagapakamahál siá sang íya pagtoloóhan. He values his faith. (The corresponding forms for the infinitive, future, imperative and past are "pagpaka-, magapaka-, magpaka- and nagpaka-”). nagapam-, nagapan-, nagapang-, nagapang-, A prefix denoting the present tense active frequentative. Changes that pan- undergoes are determined by the following rules: a.) nagapam- is used with verbs beginning with "m”, "b” or "p”, e.g. nagapamalá (malá); nagapamakál (bakál); nagapamángkot (pángkot). N.B. Verbs beginning with the letter "m” have the same form for the Freq. and Caus., e.g. pamalá (malá). In such cases the context has to decide the true meaning. b.) nagapan- is used with verbs beginning with "d”, "s” or "t”, e.g. nagapanámgo (dámgo); nagapanílhig (sílhig); nagapanístis (tístis). c.) nagapang- is used with verbs beginning with "h”, "l” or "y”, e.g. nagapanghunâhúnà (hunâhúnà); nagapanglángbas (lángbas); nagapangyáwyaw (yáwyaw). d.) nagapang- is used with verbs beginning with a vowel or "k”, e.g. nagapangámpò (ámpò); nagapangínit (ínit); nagáynay – nánay nagapangúbug (úbug); nagapangótkot (kótkot); nagapangisáykísay (kisáykísay). N.B. The corresponding forms for the past, imperative and future (nagpan-, magpanand magapan-) are often shortened into nam-, nan-, nang-, nang-; mam-, man-, mang-, mang-, e.g. nangáyò (nagpangáyò); nangabúdlay (nagpangabúdlay); nanúmbung (nagpanúmbung); mamányos (magapamányos); mangutána (magpangutána), etc. etc.