dagdagan
dagdagán with stress marks
to add to
From root: dagdag
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinagdagan
di-nag-da-GAN
added to
Present (Incomplete)
dinadagdagan
di-na-dag-da-GAN
is being added to
Future (Contemplated)
dadagdagan
da-dag-da-GAN
will be added to
Usage Note
Dagdagan is the locative object-focus form of dagdag, used when the thing being augmented is the grammatical focus. It is extremely versatile — covering wages, rice portions, and time allocations — and is one of the most frequently heard request forms in everyday Filipino speech.
Examples
" Dagdagan mo ang kanin ko. "
Natural Translation
Add more rice for me.
Literal Translation
Add-to you the rice my.
" Dagdagan mo ang kanin sa plato. "
Natural Translation
Add more rice to the plate.
Literal Translation
Add-to you the rice at plate.
" Kung kakayanin ng kompanya, dapat dagdagan ang sahod ng mga manggagawa ngayong tumataas ang presyo ng bilihin. "
Natural Translation
If the company can afford it, the workers' wages should be increased now that the prices of goods are rising.
Literal Translation
If can-afford of-the company, should add-to the wage of-the workers now rising the price of goods.
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