"Maka-" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

maka- - A prefix used in the following
ways:
1) To form the potential future tense of the
active voice (cf. ma- for the passive voice),
e.g. Makabúhat ikáw sinâ? Are you, or
shall you, be able to do that? Makadángat
siá sang íya nga ginatúyò, kon mapísan
siá. He will be able to obtain his desire, if
he is earnest about it. Makabáyad na siá
sang íya útang, kay dakû ang sináplid
níya sa pangomérsyo. He can now pay his
debt, for he has made a large profit in
business. Walâ siá makaabút, kay
madámol ang ulán. He could not come, for
there was a heavy rain. Indì siá makahalín.
He cannot leave or get away. N.B. Quite
frequently this "maka-”, particularly in
verbs expressive of any mental or sensitive
operation, has the meaning of the present,
e.g. Makahibaló ka siní? Do you
understand this? Makabatî ikáw sang
tunúg sang linggánay? Do you hear the
sound of the bell? Makakítà na akó sa íya
dirâ. Now I see him over there. (cf. naka-).
2) to form adjectives meaning "able to,
capable of, giving rise to or causing” what
the root implies. "Maka-” is either simply
prefixed to the root, e.g. "makaákò—

makaákò – makalilísang
powerful, mighty (ákò) or, as is more
frequently the case, the first syllable of the
root is reduplicated and then "maka-”
prefixed, e.g. "makalilípay—causing joy or
pleasure, joyful, pleasing (lípay);
makalilísang—inspiring terror, causing
great fear, terrible, shocking (lísang);
makangingíl-ad—exciting nausea,
loathsome (ngíl-ad), etc.
3) to form multiples corresponding to the
English -times, e.g. makalíbo—a thousand
times; makaduhákapúlò—twenty times;
makaisá—once, etc.

maka--
Definition: (pref) a verb prefix meaning ability, permission, or opportunity to act; an adjective prefix meaning 'for' or 'in favor of', as in MAKA-RIZAL, 'for Rizal'
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maka short form: ka n a?
x added to numbers to form words which mean [do so-and-so] many times.
Makapila (kapila) ku na ikaw ingna?
How many times did I tell you?
Makaduha na ku malígù didtu, I have gone swimming there twice.
Makadaghan na ku mabiktima, I have been victimized many times.