Strengthening or Repeating a Meaning

Level 3

Nakapinpintas means “very beautiful”; agtilmotilmon means “swallow repeatedly.”

How It Works

The manual describes naka- plus initial three-sound copying as expressing high degree without specific comparison. With pintas, copying pin gives nakapinpintas, “very beautiful.” The price form nakanginngina means “very expensive.” Its copied ngin contains three sounds: ng represents one consonant.

Compare napinpintas, “more beautiful,” with nakapinpintas, “very beautiful.” A comparative can name a standard with ngem; the intensive needs none. These property predicates do not mark the bearer’s gender.

Rubino separately attests agtilmotilmon, “swallow repeatedly,” with the longer copy tilmo from tilmon. This supports lexical repeated action for that formation, not a universal rule for verbs. Other copying expresses plurality, comparison or ongoing aspect. Identify the full pattern before assigning meaning. The displayed forms use ordinary spelling, not pronunciation transcription or analytical boundary hyphens.

Examples (4)

  1. Nakapinpintas ti sabong iti hardin.

    The flower in the garden is very beautiful.

    The naka- formation expresses high degree without a comparison standard.

  2. Nakanginngina ti sapatos ditoy.

    Shoes are very expensive here.

    The intensive price form copies ngin; ng represents one consonant sound.

  3. Nakapinpintas ti balay ni Elena.

    Elena’s house is very beautiful.

    The property predicate evaluates the possessed house.

  4. Agtilmotilmon ti ubing.

    The child swallows repeatedly.

    The established longer copy expresses lexical iterativity.

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Strengthening or Repeating a MeaningLevel 3

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Read the complete construction: copying can strengthen a property or express repeated action.