Pa-…-an 1 : Tagalog Noun Affix

a place where the action expressed by the root is performed

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

aral

lesson, studying

paaralan

school

gawa’

work, something made

pagawaan

factory

root

aral

meaning

lesson, studying

root + affix

paaralan

meaning

school

root

gawa’

meaning

work, something made

root + affix

pagawaan

meaning

factory

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