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Nakaka-: Tagalog Adjective Affix

causing or producing something

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
tawa	laughter	nakakatawa	funny
gulat	surprise	nakakagulat	startling
hiya’	shame, embarrassment	nakakahiya’	embarrassing
inis	annoyance, exasperation	nakakainis	annoying, exasperating
antok	sleepiness	nakakaantok	causing sleepiness
takot	fear	nakakatakot	frightening, scary
tuwa’	joy, happiness	nakakatuwa’	funny, amusing, cute, pleasing
sakit	pain	nakakasakit	causing pain, hurtful

root	tawa
meaning	laughter
root + affix	nakakatawa
meaning	funny

root	gulat
meaning	surprise
root + affix	nakakagulat
meaning	startling

root	hiya’
meaning	shame, embarrassment
root + affix	nakakahiya’
meaning	embarrassing

root	inis
meaning	annoyance, exasperation
root + affix	nakakainis
meaning	annoying, exasperating

root	antok
meaning	sleepiness
root + affix	nakakaantok
meaning	causing sleepiness

root	takot
meaning	fear
root + affix	nakakatakot
meaning	frightening, scary

root	tuwa’
meaning	joy, happiness
root + affix	nakakatuwa’
meaning	funny, amusing, cute, pleasing

root	sakit
meaning	pain
root + affix	nakakasakit
meaning	causing pain, hurtful

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