Vocabulary
nakaupó
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sitting
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nakabestida
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wearing a dress
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nakaputí
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wearing white
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nakatira
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living
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nakakotse
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in a car
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nakakatakot
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frightening
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nakakatuwa
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enjoyable
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nakakatawa
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funny
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nakakainis
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annoying
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nakakahiyá
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embarrassing
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Grammar
Here are two fairly common adjective prefixes. They look somewhat similar, so I grouped them together in this lesson.
Naka-adjectives
Don’t confuse this naka with the completed form of maka-verbs. Naka brings the nuance of in the condition of or wearing the root word.
Ex: upo
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= sitting;
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nakaupo
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= seated
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Ex: bestida
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= dress;
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nakabestida
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= wearing a dress
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Formation <naka+root>
Nakaka-adjectives
Nakaka adjectives add the nuance of making someone feel like the root word
Ex: takot
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= fear;
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nakakatakot
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= frightening
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Ex: hiya
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= embarassment;
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nakakahiya
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= embarassing
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Formation <nakaka+root>
Sample Sentences
Q1
The students are seated.
Nakaupo ang mga estudyante.
Q2
My room is embarassing.
Nakakahiya ang kuwarto ko.
Q3
Is Maria wearing a dress?
Nakabestida ba si Maria?
Q4
The story was funny Ma’am.
Nakakatawa po ang kuwento.
Q5
Isn’t the boy annoying?
Hindi ba nakakainis ang lalaki?
Q6
They are wearing white sir.
Nakaputi po sila.
Q7
She is living in Bohol.
Nakatira siya sa Bohol.
Q8
We’re not in a car.
Hindi kami nakakotse.
Q9
The hospital is scary.
Nakakatakot ang ospital.
Q10
Is your life enjoyable?
Nakakatuwa ba ang buhay mo?