nangagka-
plurality of actors and action (completed)
Usage Note
Nangagka- is a complex plural prefix combining plural actors and possession or incurrence in the completed aspect, indicating that multiple subjects all came to have or experience something. It is strictly literary and rarely heard in everyday spoken Tagalog.
Examples
" Nangagkasakit ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
The children all fell ill.
Literal Translation
Plural-fell-ill the plural children.
" Nangagkasundo ang mga magkapatid. "
Natural Translation
The siblings all came to an agreement.
Literal Translation
Plural-came-to-agreement the plural siblings.
" Sa lumang kuwento, nangagkagusto ang mga binata sa iisang dalaga, kaya naghari ang sigalot sa buong nayon. "
Natural Translation
In the old tale, the young men all came to desire the same maiden, so strife reigned over the whole village.
Literal Translation
In-the old story, plural-came-to-want the plural young-men at one maiden, so reigned the strife in whole village.
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