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Author Photo by: strawberrimiffin
Aug 21 2019, 1:42am CST ~ 4 years ago. 
I have a question:
Is lakad an um verb or a mag verb? I feel like I've heard it conjugated both ways but I'm not sure. Any help is appreciated!
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Author Photo stevesmi
Aug 21 2019, 5:49am CST ~ 4 years ago. 
@strawberrimiffin. It would appear to be a many-affix verb. The online dictionary on this site is a wonderful design. If you input your word lakad then you will see the definition of lakad AND ALSO many conjugated variations of the word showing many affixes. And without investigating too deep (that's your job ) I think that I can see at a glance Um, Mag, I, In, Pag and Pa affixes. AND, if you then click on the individual words you will see examples and the root and the aspect or tense variations,
 
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Aug 21 2019, 7:44am CST ~ 4 years ago. 
@strawberrimiffin
Thanks, @stevesmi !
 
Another useful tool for more advanced investigation: If you use the ExampleFinder under Tools, you can search for real world examples of each word. Then, at the bottom of the ExampleFinder search results is a count of how many times the word was used. So, for example, you could search for “lumakad” and “naglakad” and compare how frequently each word is used relative to the other. And also see example sentences where you may be able to investigate a difference in meaning.
( More advanced: you can make things a little faster by searching for both terms at the same time by typing the terms separated by a comma, ex: “naglakad,lumakad” (without the quotes)).
 
For the record, it finds about 120 instances of naglakad and 50 of lumakad.
 
This is a long way to say that both lumakad and maglakad are used commonly, and they pretty much mean the same thing, to walk. ; )
 
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Author Photo strawberrimiffin
Aug 21 2019, 12:06pm CST ~ 4 years ago. 
Thank you both for the tips and the help!
 
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Aug 22 2019, 6:24am CST ~ 4 years ago. 
@strawberrimiffin
 
“Um” and “mag” are among the affixes may be used with “lakad”. “Lumakad” and “maglakad” both mean “to walk” and for that reason, they are often used interchangeably.
 
There is a fine line though that differentiates “lumakad” from “maglakad”. “Lumakad” is generally about the ability to move from place to place and is, therefore, not exclusive to walking on foot.
 
Lumakad ka nang mabilís. = (You) Walk fast.
Lumalákad/Umáalis na ang bus. = The bus is already leaving.
Anong oras tayo lalákad/áalis? = What time are we going/leaving?
 
“Maglakad”, on the other hand, is almost always about using the feet to walk.
 
Maglakád ka nang mabilís. = (You) Walk fast.
Naglakád ako papunta dito. = I walked coming here.
Anong oras kayo maglálakad sa park? = What time will you stroll at the park?

One use of “maglakad” that does not exclusively mean walking on foot is to mean “legwork”. But maybe that’s because in English, there’s the “leg” there, too.
 
Naglálakad si John ng mga kailangan para sa passport niya. = John is doing the legwork for/working on his passport requirements.
 
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