nangagpaka-
plurality and intensity marker
Usage Note
Nangagpaka- is one of the most complex affixes in Tagalog, stacking plural actors, causation, and intensity in the completed aspect. It is found almost exclusively in classical religious or literary Tagalog and is rarely encountered in modern usage.
Examples
" Nangagpakabuti ang mga banal. "
Natural Translation
The holy ones all strove to be exceedingly good.
Literal Translation
Plural-made-themselves-intensely-good the plural holy.
" Nangagpakalinis ang mga mamamayan. "
Natural Translation
The citizens all kept themselves exceptionally clean.
Literal Translation
Plural-made-themselves-intensely-clean the citizens.
" Sa mga lumang aklat-dasalan, nangagpakababa ang mga deboto sa harap ng Maykapal upang ipakita ang kanilang taimtim na pananampalataya. "
Natural Translation
In old prayer books, the devotees all humbled themselves deeply before the Creator to show their earnest faith.
Literal Translation
In-the plural old prayer-book, plural-made-themselves-intensely-low the plural devotee in front of the Creator in-order show the their earnest faith.
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