Ka-…-an 2 : Tagalog Noun Affix
an idea or quality expressed in a general, abstract way
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
bata’ |
child (boy or girl) |
kabataan |
youth |
|
ganda |
beauty |
kagandahan |
beauty |
|
bait |
kindness |
kabaitan |
kindness |
|
ligaya |
happiness |
kaligayahan |
happiness |
|
lungkot |
sadness |
kalungkutan |
sadness |
root |
bata’ |
meaning |
child (boy or girl) |
root + affix |
kabataan |
meaning |
youth |
root |
ganda |
meaning |
beauty |
root + affix |
kagandahan |
meaning |
beauty |
root |
bait |
meaning |
kindness |
root + affix |
kabaitan |
meaning |
kindness |
root |
ligaya |
meaning |
happiness |
root + affix |
kaligayahan |
meaning |
happiness |
root |
lungkot |
meaning |
sadness |
root + affix |
kalungkutan |
meaning |
sadness |
Note: As roots expressing a quality may sound ambiguous, the affixed word is preferred in spoken Tagalog. Example:
|
ang ganda niya |
her beauty she’s so beautiful* |
|
ang kagandahan niya |
her beauty |
* See also: Intensifiers and downtoners, Group 2 (p. 227)
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