Pagka-, Pagkaka-: Tagalog Noun Affixes

the act of having done the action expressed by the root; or,
the manner in which the action expressed by the root was performed

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
sabi	something said, saying	pagkasabi, pagkakasabi	having said, how something was said
ayos	order, arrangement, arranging	pagkaayos, pagkakaayos	having arranged, how something was arranged

root	sabi
meaning	something said, saying
root + affix	pagkasabi, pagkakasabi
meaning	having said, how something was said

root	ayos
meaning	order, arrangement, arranging
root + affix	pagkaayos, pagkakaayos
meaning	having arranged, how something was arranged

Sentences:

Maliwanag ang pagkakasabi ni Raphael.

Raphael said it clearly.

Lit. The way Raphael said it was clear.

Maganda ang pagkakaayos ng kwarto.

The room is/was nicely arranged.

Lit. The way the room was arranged is/was nice.

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