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.
Basic Tagalog Verbs
Tagalog Action Words
Movements in Tagalog
Tagalog Business Verbs


Basic Tagalog Verbs


EnglishTagalog  
to open in Tagalogbuksan (binuksan, binubuksan, bubuksan)
to close in Tagalogisara (isinara, isinasara, isasara)
to sit in Tagalogumupo (umupo, umuupo, uupo)
to stand in Tagalogtumayo (tumayo, tumatayo, tatayo)
to know in Tagalogalamin (inalam, inaalam, aalamin)
to think in Tagalogmag-isip (nag-isip, nag-iisip, mag-iisip)
to win in Tagalogmanalo (nanalo, nananalo, mananalo)
to lose in Tagalogmatalo (natalo, natatalo, matatalo)
to ask in Tagalogmagtanong (nagtanong, nagtatanong, magtatanong)
to answer in Tagalogsumagot (sumagot, sumasagot, sasagot)
to help in Tagalogtumulong (tumulong, tumutulong, tutulong)
to like in Tagaloggustuhin (ginusto, ginugusto, gugustuhin)
to kiss in Tagaloghalikan (hinalikan, hinahalikan, hahalikan)
to eat in Tagalogkumain (kumain, kumakain, kakain)
to drink in Tagaloguminom (uminom, umiinom, iinom)


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Tagalog Action Words


EnglishTagalog  
to take in Tagalogkumuha (kumuha, kumukuha, kukuha)
to put in Tagalogilagay (inilagay, inilalagay, ilalagay)
to find in Tagaloghanapin (hinanap, hinahanap, hahanapin)
to steal in Tagalognakawin (ninakaw, ninanakaw, nanakawin)
to kill in Tagalogpatayin (pinatay, pinapatay, papatayin)
to fly in Tagaloglumipad (lumipad, lumilipad, lilipad)
to attack in Tagalogumatake (umatake, umaatake, aatake)
to defend in Tagalogipagtanggol (ipinagtanggol, ipinagtatanggol, ipagtatanggol)
to fall in Tagalogmahulog (nahulog, nahuhulog, mahuhulog)
to choose in Tagalogpumili (pumili, pumipili, pipili)
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Movements in Tagalog


EnglishTagalog  
to run in Tagalogtumakbo (tumakbo, tumatakbo, tatakbo)
to swim in Tagaloglumangoy (lumangoy, lumalangoy, lalangoy)
to jump in Tagalogtumalon (tumalon, tumatalon, tatalon)
to pull in Tagaloghilahin (hinila, hinihila, hihilahin)
to push in Tagalogitulak (itinulak, itinutulak, itutulak)
to throw in Tagalogitapon (itinapon, itinatapon, itatapon)
to crawl in Tagaloggumapang (gumapang, gumagapang, gagapang)
to fight in Tagalogmakipaglaban (nakipaglaban, nakikipaglaban, makikipaglaban)
to catch in Tagalogsaluhin (sinalo, sinasalo, sasaluhin)
to roll in Tagaloggumulong (gumulong, gumugulong, gugulong)
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Tagalog Business Verbs


EnglishTagalog  
to buy in Tagalogbumili (bumili, bumibili, bibili)
to pay in Tagalogmagbayad (nagbayad, nagbabayad, magbabayad)
to sell in Tagalogmagbenta (nagbenta, nagbebenta, magbebenta)
to study in Tagalogpag-aralan (pinag-aralan, pinag-aaralan, pag-aaralan)
to call in Tagalogtumawag sa telepono (tumawag sa telepono, tumatawag sa telepono, tatawag sa telepono)
to read in Tagalogbasahin (binasa, binabasa, babasahin)
to write in Tagalogisulat (isinulat, isinusulat, isusulat)
to calculate in Tagalogkalkulahin (kinalkula, kinakalkula, kakalkulahin)
to measure in Tagalogsukatin (sinukat, sinusukat, susukatin)
to earn in Tagalogkitain (kinita, kinikita, kikitain)
to count in Tagalogbilangin (binilang, binibilang, bibilangin)
to scan in Tagalogi-scan (ini-scan, inii-scan, i-scan-in)
to print in Tagalogmaimprenta (naimprenta, naiimprenta, maiimprenta)


Verbs in Tagalog

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