Umaapekto

Umaapekto is a Tagalog verb meaning to affect or to have an effect on something. It describes how external factors, events, or conditions influence people, groups, or systems. The root apekto is related to the Spanish afecto/afectar, reflecting the Filipino language’s history of Spanish loanwords.

In use, umaapekto is employed to express that a subject causes a change or influence on another thing. The thing that is affected is typically the object of the sentence, marked with ang or ng, while the actor or cause may be named or implied. Examples: Ang klima ay umaapekto sa agrikultura. Ang pagbabago sa batas ay maaaring makaapekto sa mga negosyo. Maraming tao ang apektado ng pagbaha.

Related forms include maapektuhan, which means “to be affected,” as in Maaaring maapektuhan ang kalusugan ng mga tao. Apektado is the adjective or participle form meaning “affected,” as in Maraming tao ang apektado ng bagyo. Makaapekto is a form meaning “to be able to affect,” used to discuss potential influence.

Grammatical notes: umaapekto is part of the um- verb family in Tagalog and is used with present tense and actor focus where the subject performs the affecting. The sentence can be expanded with phrases denoting the cause or the affected entity, depending on the intended emphasis or voice.

See also: apektado; maapektuhan; makaapekto.