Magpaka is a prefix that when attached to nouns, this prefix means to aim or be the best of that noun. Tatay for example means dad/father. Therefore, magpakatatay means to aim to be the best dad or father.
NOUNS nanay mom/mother ate older sister kuya older brother lolo grandfather lola grandmother Let's now have these nouns with our Filipino/Tagalog prefix magpaka. Magpaka + nanay (mom/mother) Magpakananay Telling this to a mom who isn't taking it seriously the role of being a mother means to aim to become the best mom/mother or to take the role of being a mother seriously. Magpakaate Ate is used in Filipino to address and give respect to an older sister. Together with the prefix magpaka, magpakaate means to take the role of being an older sibling or sister seriously, to act or aim to be the best older sister. Magpakakuya Kuya is used to address an older brother. Magpakakuya means to aim to be the best older brother. Magpakalolo/Magpakalola Lolo means grandpa/grandfather. Magpakalolo means to act or aim to be the best grandfather. Lola means grandmother/grandma, so magpakalola means to be the best grandmother.
Learn more Filipino/Tagalog prefixes, infixes and suffixes on my article here Guide to Using the Most Commonly Used Tagalog Affixes.
MAGPAPAKA/NAGPAPAKA/NAGPAKA
Depending on the tense, this Filipino/Tagalog prefix also has different forms, starting from the future tense, present, to past tense, these are magpapaka, nagpapaka, and nagpaka. Study the example sentences that follows. MAGPAPAKA Magpapakananay ako sa anak ko. I'm going to aim/try to be the best mother I could be to my kid. NAGPAPAKA Nagpapakananay ako sa anak ko. I'm trying to be the best mother I could be to my kid. NAGPAKA Nagpakananay ako sa anak ko. I tried to be the best mother/mom I coud be to my kid.
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