Verbs in Tagalog

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Tagalog verbs list below will help you learn common Tagalog verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Tagalog. For even more Tagalog verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Tagalog at the end of the page.

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Basic Tagalog Verbs

English	Tagalog
to open in Tagalog	buksan (binuksan, binubuksan, bubuksan)
to close in Tagalog	isara (isinara, isinasara, isasara)
to sit in Tagalog	umupo (umupo, umuupo, uupo)
to stand in Tagalog	tumayo (tumayo, tumatayo, tatayo)
to know in Tagalog	alamin (inalam, inaalam, aalamin)
to think in Tagalog	mag-isip (nag-isip, nag-iisip, mag-iisip)
to win in Tagalog	manalo (nanalo, nananalo, mananalo)
to lose in Tagalog	matalo (natalo, natatalo, matatalo)
to ask in Tagalog	magtanong (nagtanong, nagtatanong, magtatanong)
to answer in Tagalog	sumagot (sumagot, sumasagot, sasagot)
to help in Tagalog	tumulong (tumulong, tumutulong, tutulong)
to like in Tagalog	gustuhin (ginusto, ginugusto, gugustuhin)
to kiss in Tagalog	halikan (hinalikan, hinahalikan, hahalikan)
to eat in Tagalog	kumain (kumain, kumakain, kakain)
to drink in Tagalog	uminom (uminom, umiinom, iinom)

Tagalog Action Words

English	Tagalog
to take in Tagalog	kumuha (kumuha, kumukuha, kukuha)
to put in Tagalog	ilagay (inilagay, inilalagay, ilalagay)
to find in Tagalog	hanapin (hinanap, hinahanap, hahanapin)
to steal in Tagalog	nakawin (ninakaw, ninanakaw, nanakawin)
to kill in Tagalog	patayin (pinatay, pinapatay, papatayin)
to fly in Tagalog	lumipad (lumipad, lumilipad, lilipad)
to attack in Tagalog	umatake (umatake, umaatake, aatake)
to defend in Tagalog	ipagtanggol (ipinagtanggol, ipinagtatanggol, ipagtatanggol)
to fall in Tagalog	mahulog (nahulog, nahuhulog, mahuhulog)
to choose in Tagalog	pumili (pumili, pumipili, pipili)

Movements in Tagalog

English	Tagalog
to run in Tagalog	tumakbo (tumakbo, tumatakbo, tatakbo)
to swim in Tagalog	lumangoy (lumangoy, lumalangoy, lalangoy)
to jump in Tagalog	tumalon (tumalon, tumatalon, tatalon)
to pull in Tagalog	hilahin (hinila, hinihila, hihilahin)
to push in Tagalog	itulak (itinulak, itinutulak, itutulak)
to throw in Tagalog	itapon (itinapon, itinatapon, itatapon)
to crawl in Tagalog	gumapang (gumapang, gumagapang, gagapang)
to fight in Tagalog	makipaglaban (nakipaglaban, nakikipaglaban, makikipaglaban)
to catch in Tagalog	saluhin (sinalo, sinasalo, sasaluhin)
to roll in Tagalog	gumulong (gumulong, gumugulong, gugulong)

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Tagalog Business Verbs

English	Tagalog
to buy in Tagalog	bumili (bumili, bumibili, bibili)
to pay in Tagalog	magbayad (nagbayad, nagbabayad, magbabayad)
to sell in Tagalog	magbenta (nagbenta, nagbebenta, magbebenta)
to study in Tagalog	pag-aralan (pinag-aralan, pinag-aaralan, pag-aaralan)
to call in Tagalog	tumawag sa telepono (tumawag sa telepono, tumatawag sa telepono, tatawag sa telepono)
to read in Tagalog	basahin (binasa, binabasa, babasahin)
to write in Tagalog	isulat (isinulat, isinusulat, isusulat)
to calculate in Tagalog	kalkulahin (kinalkula, kinakalkula, kakalkulahin)
to measure in Tagalog	sukatin (sinukat, sinusukat, susukatin)
to earn in Tagalog	kitain (kinita, kinikita, kikitain)
to count in Tagalog	bilangin (binilang, binibilang, bibilangin)
to scan in Tagalog	i-scan (ini-scan, inii-scan, i-scan-in)
to print in Tagalog	maimprenta (naimprenta, naiimprenta, maiimprenta)

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Verbs in Tagalog

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Tagalog Action Words

Movements in Tagalog

Tagalog Business Verbs

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