maging

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from obsolete root *ging (also possible to be *gi/*giq/*gin + -ng suffix).[1]

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ging
  • (standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈɡiŋ/, [mɐˈɣiŋ]
  • (Tayabas, alternate) IPA(key): /ˈmaɡiŋ/, [ˈma.ɣɪŋ]

Verb

magíng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄᜒᜅ᜔, complete naging, progressive nagiging, contemplative magiging)

  1. to become.
    Naging asul ang langit.
    The sky became blue.
    Magiging maganda siya.
    He will become beautiful.
  2. to be
    Mahirap maging bulag.
    It's hard to be blind.

Usage notes
  • Enclitics follow the word or phrase (e.g. names, dates, addresses, times of day) after maging and its inflected form.

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1995), “Tagalog Monosyllabic Roots”, in Oceanic Linguistics‎, volume 34, issue 2, →DOI, →ISSN, page 345–374

Further reading
  • “maging”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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