-an ⁵ : Tagalog Noun Affix

reciprocal or joint performance of the action expressed by the root

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
sayaw	dance, dancing	sayawan	dancing together (e.g. a ball)
kanta	song, singing	kantahan	singing together (e.g. a karaoke party)
saksak	stab, stabbing	saksakan	stabbing one another
kain	eating	kainan	eating together, a feast

root	kanta
meaning	song, singing
root + affix	kantahan
meaning	singing together (e.g. a karaoke party)

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