-an +rep2 2 : Tagalog Verb Affix
POD: direction
to do something in the (physical or psychological) direction of, occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
tulong |
help |
tulung-tulungan |
to help a little (etc.) |
|
tingin |
look |
tingnan-tingnan |
to look at now and then (etc.) |
root |
tulong |
meaning |
help |
root + affix |
tulung-tulungan |
meaning |
to help a little (etc.) |
root |
tingin |
meaning |
look |
root + affix |
tingnan-tingnan |
meaning |
to look at now and then (etc.) |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
tulung-tulungan |
tinulung-tulungan |
tinutulung-tulungan |
tutulung-tulungan |
|
tingnan-tingnan |
tiningnan-tingnan |
tinitingnan-tingnan |
titingnan-tingnan |
basic form |
tulung-tulungan |
completed |
tinulung-tulungan |
uncompleted |
tinutulung-tulungan |
unstarted |
tutulung-tulungan |
basic form |
tingnan-tingnan |
completed |
tiningnan-tingnan |
uncompleted |
tinitingnan-tingnan |
unstarted |
titingnan-tingnan |
Sentences:
|
Tinulung-tulungan ni Dora si Rick. |
Dora helped Rick a bit. |
|
Tiningnan-tingnan ni Carina ang nilaga’. |
Carina looked at the stew occasionally. |
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