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Pala-: Tagalog Adjective Affix

doing something a lot; fond of doing something

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
biro’	joke	palabiro’	funny (someone who likes telling jokes)
ngiti’	smile	palangiti’	smiley (someone who smiles a lot)
away	quarrel	palaaway	quarrelsome
aral	lesson, studying	palaaral	studious
tawa	laughter	palatawa	(someone who) laughs a lot
tanong	question	palatanong	(someone who) asks a lot of questions

root	biro’
meaning	joke
root + affix	palabiro’
meaning	funny (someone who likes telling jokes)

root	ngiti’
meaning	smile
root + affix	palangiti’
meaning	smiley (someone who smiles a lot)

root	away
meaning	quarrel
root + affix	palaaway
meaning	quarrelsome

root	aral
meaning	lesson, studying
root + affix	palaaral
meaning	studious

root	tawa
meaning	laughter
root + affix	palatawa
meaning	(someone who) laughs a lot

root	tanong
meaning	question
root + affix	palatanong
meaning	(someone who) asks a lot of questions

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