Pa- 1 : Tagalog Adjective Affix
in the manner of
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
bulong |
whisper |
pabulong |
in a whisper |
|
dabog |
stamping of feet in irritation or anger |
padabog |
while stamping one’s feet angrily |
|
tayo’ |
standing |
patayo’ |
vertical |
|
higa’ |
lying down |
pahiga’ |
horizontal |
|
tagilid |
tilted |
patagilid |
sideways |
root |
bulong |
meaning |
whisper |
root + affix |
pabulong |
meaning |
in a whisper |
root |
dabog |
meaning |
stamping of feet in irritation or anger |
root + affix |
padabog |
meaning |
while stamping one’s feet angrily |
root |
tayo’ |
meaning |
standing |
root + affix |
patayo’ |
meaning |
vertical |
root |
higa’ |
meaning |
lying down |
root + affix |
pahiga’ |
meaning |
horizontal |
root |
tagilid |
meaning |
tilted |
root + affix |
patagilid |
meaning |
sideways |
Sentences:
|
Patayo’ ang mga linya. |
The lines are vertical. |
|
Patagilid ang pagkakahulog ni Jun. |
Jun fell sideways. Lit. Jun’s falling was sideways. |
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