Mag-…-an: Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: doer

to do something together, simultaneously or reciprocally

root	meaning	root + affix	meaning
sulat	letter, writing	magsulatan	to write each other
tulong	help	magtulungan	to help each other
tawa	laughter	magtawanan	to laugh together
halik	kiss	maghalikan	to kiss each other
kwento	story	magkwentuhan	to tell stories to each other, to swap stories
kanta	song	magkantahan	to sing together, to sing one after another

root	kwento
meaning	story
root + affix	magkwentuhan
meaning	to tell stories to each other, to swap stories

root	kanta
meaning	song
root + affix	magkantahan
meaning	to sing together, to sing one after another

Aspects:

basic form	completed	uncompleted	unstarted
magtulungan	nagtulungan	nagtutulungan	magtutulungan
magkantahan	nagkantahan	nagkakantahan	magkakantahan

Sentences:

Nagtulungan sila.

They helped each other.

Nagkantahan sila.

They sang together.

They sang one after another.

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