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-in: Tagalog Adjective Affix

prone to, susceptible to

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
sakit	illness	sakitin	prone to illness
lagnat	fever	lagnatin	prone to fevers
sipon	cold	sipunin	prone to colds
antok	sleepiness	antukin	prone to sleepiness

root	sakit
meaning	illness
root + affix	sakitin
meaning	prone to illness

root	lagnat
meaning	fever
root + affix	lagnatin
meaning	prone to fevers

root	sipon
meaning	cold
root + affix	sipunin
meaning	prone to colds

root	antok
meaning	sleepiness
root + affix	antukin
meaning	prone to sleepiness

Sentences:

Lagnatin si Ningning.	Ningning is prone to fevers.
Antukin si Gingging.	Gingging is prone to sleepiness.

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