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Ma-…-an ² : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to feel a particular way about something

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
anghang	spiciness (pungency)	maanghangan	to find something spicy (hot)
alat	saltiness	maalatan	to find something salty
lamig	cold	malamigan	to find something cold, to feel the cold
init	heat	mainitan	to find something hot, to feel hot
gulo	chaos, confusion	maguluhan	to find something chaotic or confusing

root	anghang
meaning	spiciness (pungency)
root + affix	maanghangan
meaning	to find something spicy (hot)

root	alat
meaning	saltiness
root + affix	maalatan
meaning	to find something salty

root	lamig
meaning	cold
root + affix	malamigan
meaning	to find something cold, to feel the cold

root	init
meaning	heat
root + affix	mainitan
meaning	to find something hot, to feel hot

root	gulo
meaning	chaos, confusion
root + affix	maguluhan
meaning	to find something chaotic or confusing

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
maanghangan	naanghangan	naaanghangan	maaanghangan
maguluhan	naguluhan	naguguluhan	maguguluhan

basic form	maanghangan
completed	naanghangan
uncompleted	naaanghangan
unstarted	maaanghangan

basic form	maguluhan
completed	naguluhan
uncompleted	naguguluhan
unstarted	maguguluhan

Sentences:

Naanghangan si Lorraine sa sauce.	Lorraine found the sauce (too) spicy.
Naguluhan si Joey sa tanong.	Joey found the question confusing.

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