pumatay

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • (infinitive): matayobsolete
  • (complete aspect): natayobsolete

Etymology

From patay +‎ -um-. Compare Pangasinan onpatey (to die).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pumaˈtaj/ [pʊ.mɐˈt̪aɪ̯]
  • Rhymes: -aj
  • Syllabification: pu‧ma‧tay

Verb

pumatáy (complete pumatay, progressive pumapatay, contemplative papatay, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜋᜆᜌ᜔)

  1. to kill
  2. (figurative) to be off; to die
    Synonym: mamatay
    Pumapatay ang selpon.
    The phone is turning off.
  3. complete aspect of pumatay

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pumatay
affix -um-
ᜓᜋ᜔
root word patay
ᜉᜆᜌ᜔
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜉᜓᜋᜆᜌ᜔
complete
ᜉᜓᜋᜆᜌ᜔
pungmatay1
ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜆᜌ᜔
progressive pumapatay
ᜉᜓᜋᜉᜆᜌ᜔
pungmapatay1
ᜉᜓᜅ᜔ᜋᜉᜆᜌ᜔
napatay2
ᜈ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔
contemplative papatay
ᜉᜉᜆᜌ᜔
mapatay2
ᜋ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔
recently
complete
formal kapapatay
ᜃᜉᜉᜆᜌ᜔
informal kakapatay
ᜃᜃᜉᜆᜌ᜔
imperative
ᜉᜓᜋᜆᜌ᜔
patay2
ᜉᜆᜌ᜔

1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
2Dialectal use only.