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Questions & Answers about Umarte siya.
What does umarte mean exactly here?
It depends on context. Umarte can mean to act in the sense of performing, but in everyday Filipino it can also mean to act dramatic, put on an act, show attitude, or be pretentious. So the exact nuance comes from the situation, tone, and surrounding words.
How is umarte formed?
It is built from the root arte plus the infix -um-:
arte → umarte
The -um- is inserted after the first consonant of the root. This is a very common Filipino verb pattern.
What does the -um- infix do?
In many Filipino verbs, -um- marks an actor-focus verb. That means the sentence is grammatically centered on the doer of the action.
In Umarte siya, the doer is siya. So the structure is focused on he/she as the one doing the acting.
Why is siya after the verb?