nangagpa-
causative plurality marker
Usage Note
Nangagpa- combines plural actors with causative meaning in the completed aspect, indicating that multiple subjects all caused an action to be done by others. It is reserved for literary or formal registers; conversational Tagalog expresses the same idea through simpler constructions.
Examples
" Nangagpaluto sila ng pagkain. "
Natural Translation
They all had food cooked.
Literal Translation
Plural-had-cooked they of food.
" Nangagpabili ang mga anak. "
Natural Translation
The children all asked to buy something.
Literal Translation
Plural-asked-to-buy the plural children.
" Sa piyesta noong unang panahon, nangagpagawa ng malalaking handaan ang mga maginoo upang ipagmalaki ang kanilang kayamanan. "
Natural Translation
At feasts in the olden days, the nobles all had grand banquets prepared in order to show off their wealth.
Literal Translation
At-the feast during first time, plural-had-made of big-plural banquet the plural noble in-order boast the their wealth.
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