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(tomorrow) (I will walk to the office.) (literally, Will walk I going to
the office.)
Nagmaneho siya ng kotse.
(yesterday) (He/she drove a car.)
Nagmamaneho siya ng Honda.

(every day) (He/she drives a Honda.)
Magmamaneho siya ng trak.
(tomorrow) (He/she will drive a truck.)

The verbs sakay and maneho can also be used in sentences where the focus
is on the object. Affixes such as in and an are used.

Completed Incompleted Contemplative
Sinakyan Sinasakyan Sasakyan
Minaneho Minamaneho Imamaneho

EXAMPLES Bus numero 45 ang sinakyan ko.
:
I took Bus number 45. (literally, Bus number 45 marker rode I.)
Eroplano ang sinasakyan ko papuntang Pilipinas.

I take the plane going to Philippines. (literally, Plane marker ride I
going to Philippines.)
Taksi ang sasakyan ko papuntang airport.

I will take a taxi going to the airport. (literally, Taxi marker will ride
I going to airport.)

II. Ng and Sa
Using the words ng and sa can be confusing because in some cases, they can be
used interchangeably. For example, we can say:
EXAMPLES : Sumakay ako ng taksi papuntang airport.

I took a taxi going to the airport.
Sumakay ako ng taksi papunta sa airport.

I took a taxi going to the airport.

In the first sentence, the words papunta and ng are contracted, resulting in
the word papuntang. But when do we use ng, when do we use sa, and when are
the two interchangeable?

The word ng has several uses: as a marker for direct objects when the focus
is on the doer of the action; as a marker for the doer of the action when the focus