Ka-: Tagalog Noun Affix

a person or a thing with whom the place, object, quality or situation expressed by the root is shared

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
klase	class	kaklase	classmate
opisina	office	kaopisina	colleague, co-worker
usap	talking	kausap	someone being talked to (a conversation “partner”)
tumbas	value	katumbas	something of equal value
tabi	side	katabi	someone/something beside someone/something else

root	usap
meaning	talking
root + affix	kausap
meaning	someone being talked to (a conversation “partner”)

root	tabi
meaning	side
root + affix	katabi
meaning	someone/something beside someone/something else

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