mapa-

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /mapa/ [mɐ.pɐ]
• Syllabification: ma‧pa-

mapa- (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜉ)

1. to do something unintentionally; to happen to do something

   ‎mapa- + ‎hiya (“crying”) → ‎mapahiya (“to cry unintentionally”)

   ‎mapa- + ‎daan (“pass by”) → ‎mapadaan (“to happen to pass by”)

2. to be able to get someone do something; to be able to have someone do something

   ‎mapa- + ‎kain (“eating”) → ‎mapakain (“to be able to have someone eat, to be able to feed”)

   ‎mapa- + ‎alis (“leaving”) → ‎mapaalis (“to be able to have someone leave”)

3. to be able to cause something to change

   ‎mapa- + ‎galing (“recovery from illness”) → ‎mapagaling (“to be able to have someone recover or heal”)

   ‎mapa- + ‎kintab (“shine”) → ‎mapakintab (“to be able to have something shine, to be able to make something shiny”)

4. forms an enumerative equivalent to whether ... or ...

   Sasama ako sayo, mapa-Baguio, mapa-Cebu, mapa-kun'san ka man magpunta!

   Whether it would be Baguio, or Cebu, or anywhere you go, I would go with you!

   Ay jusko mare, sinasabi ko sa'yo! Mapa-selpon, mapa-kompyuter, mapa-playstation man, napakagaling maglaro ng batang 'yon.

   Oh, I'm telling you, sister! Whether a phone, a computer, or even a playstation, that child is so focused when it comes to gaming.

• “mapa-”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018