humawak

Tagalog

Etymology

From hawak +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /huˈmawak/ [hʊˈmaː.wɐk̚]
  • Rhymes: -awak
  • Syllabification: hu‧ma‧wak

Verb

humawak (complete humawak, progressive humahawak, contemplative hahawak, Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜋᜏᜃ᜔)

  1. to hold (something); to take (something) in one's hand
    Synonyms: maghawak, tumangan, magtangan
  2. to hold on to; to grasp tightly
    Synonym: kumapit
  3. to occupy; to hold (an office or position)
    Synonym: manungkulan
  4. to manage (a business)
    Synonyms: mangasiwa, mamahala
  5. complete aspect of humawak

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for humawak (Class I) - um/an object verb
root word hawak
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- humahawak
nahawak2
hahawak
mahawak2
kahahawak1
kakahawak
object -an hawakan hinawakan hinahawakan
inahawakan2
hahawakan
ahawakan2
locative pag- -an paghawakan pinaghawakan pinapaghawakan
pinaghahawakan
papaghawakan
paghahawakan
⁠—
benefactive i- ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipanghawak ipinanghawak ipinapanghawak ipapanghawak ⁠—
causative ika- ikahawak ikinahawak ikinahahawak1
ikinakahawak
ikahahawak1
ikakahawak
⁠—
i-3 ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—
measurement i- ihawak inihawak inihahawak ihahawak ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor magpa- magpahawak nagpahawak nagpapahawak magpapahawak ⁠kapahahawak1
kapapahawak
kapagpapahawak
kakapahawak
actor-secondary pa- -in pahawakin pinahawak pinahahawak
pinapahawak
pahahawakin
papahawakin
⁠—
object pa- -an pahawakan pinahawakan pinapahawakan
pinahahawakan
papahawakan
pahahawakan
⁠—
benefactive ipagpa- ipagpahawak ipinagpahawak ipinagpapahawak1
ipinapagpahawak
ipagpapahawak1
ipapagpahawak
⁠—
causative ikapagpa- ikapagpahawak ikinapagpahawak ikinapagpapahawak1
ikinakapagpahawak
ikapagpapahawak1
ikakapagpahawak
⁠—
locative pagpa- -an pagpahawakan pinagpahawakan pinagpapahahawakan1
pinapagpahawakan
pagpapahahawakan1
papagpahawakan
⁠—
papag- -an papaghawakan pinapaghawakan pinapapaghawakan papapaghawakan ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makahawak nakahawak nakahahawak1
nakakahawak
makahahawak1
makakahawak


mapa-2 mapahawak napahawak napahahawak1
napapahawak
mapahahawak1
mapapahawak
object ma- -an mahawakan nahawakan nahahawakan mahahawakan
benefactive mai- maihawak naihawak naihahawak maihahawak
causative maika- maikahawak naikahawak naikahahawak1
naikakahawak
naiikahawak
naikahahawak1
naikakahawak
naiikahawak
mai- maihawak naihawak naihahawak maihahawak
locative mapag- -an mapaghawakan napaghawakan napaghahawakan1
napapaghawakan
mapaghahawakan1
mapapaghawakan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpahawak nakapagpahawak nakapagpapahawak1
nakakapagpahawak
makapagpapahawak1
makakapagpahawak
actor-secondary mapa- mapahawak napahawak napahahawak1
napapahawak
mapahahawak1
mapapahawak
object mapa- -an mapahawakan napahawakan napahahawakan1
napapahawakan
mapahahawakan1
mapapahawakan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpahawak naipagpahawak naipagpapahawak1
naipapagpahawak
naiipagpahawak
maipagpapahawak1
maipapagpahawak
maiipagpahawak
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpahawak naikapagpahawak naikapagpapahawak1
naikakapagpahawak
naiikapagpahawak
maikapagpapahawak1
maikakapagpahawak
maiikapagpahawak
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpahawakan napagpahawakan napagpapahahawakan1
napapagpahawakan
mapagpapahahawakan1
mapapagpahawakan
mapapag- -an mapapaghawakan napapaghawakan napapapaghawakan mapapapaghawakan

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct maki- makihawak nakihawak nakikihawak makikihawak
indirect makipagpa- makipagpahawak nakipagpahawak nakikipagpahawak makikipagpahawak