Makahimo og

to commit; to do; to makeverb / verbal construction

Pronunciation

mah-kah-HEE-moh og

Root and affixes

Comes from himo, to do or make. Makahimo can express ability or coming to do something; with og + object it can work for “to commit/do something,” as in makabuhat/makahimo og sayop.

Meaning and usage notes

For “to make/commit a mistake,” you can say makahimo og sayop, or nakahimo og sayop if it already happened. For “to commit a crime,” nakahimo og krimen can be used, though formal/legal contexts may use more formal wording.