-an 2 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: object
to cause something to become; to make
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ganda |
beauty |
gandahan |
to make beautiful or nice |
|
tamis |
sweetness |
tamisan |
to make sweet, to sweeten |
|
bagal |
slowness |
bagalan |
to make slow, to slow down |
root |
ganda |
meaning |
beauty |
root + affix |
gandahan |
meaning |
to make beautiful or nice |
root |
tamis |
meaning |
sweetness |
root + affix |
tamisan |
meaning |
to make sweet, to sweeten |
root |
bagal |
meaning |
slowness |
root + affix |
bagalan |
meaning |
to make slow, to slow down |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
tamisan |
tinamisan |
tinatamisan |
tatamisan |
|
bagalan |
binagalan |
binabagalan |
babagalan |
basic form |
tamisan |
completed |
tinamisan |
uncompleted |
tinatamisan |
unstarted |
tatamisan |
basic form |
bagalan |
completed |
binagalan |
uncompleted |
binabagalan |
unstarted |
babagalan |
Sentences:
|
Tinamisan ni Ralph ang juice. |
Ralph sweetened the juice. |
|
Binagalan ni Elvira ang kotse. |
Elvira slowed down the car. |
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