pag- -an

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Circumfix

pag- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔)

  1. Object trigger - perform the action of the verb on/ at/ to/ in something or someone
    ‎sabi (“say”) + ‎pag- -an → ‎pagsabihan (“to be reprimanded, to be warned”)
    Pinagsabihan ko na siya.
    I already warned him.
    ‎higanti (“revenge”) + ‎pag- -an → ‎paghigantihan (“to be taken revenge on”)
    Pinaghigantihan niya ang pagkamatay ng lolo niya.
    He took revenge on the death of his grandfather.
    ‎himasok (“say”) + ‎pag- -an → ‎panghimasukan (“to be meddled in”)
    Huwag mong panghimasukan ang buhay ko.
    Don't poke your nose in my life.

Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with pag- -an

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