Pag-…-an 1, Pang-…-an: Tagalog Verb Affixes
POD: direction
to do something in the (physical or psychological) direction of
|
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
|
higanti |
revenge |
paghigantihan |
to take revenge on |
|
himasok |
meddling |
panghimasukan |
to meddle in |
|
tawa |
laughter |
pagtawanan |
to laugh at |
|
sabi |
something said |
pagsabihan |
to reprimand, to reproach, to admonish |
root |
higanti |
meaning |
revenge |
root + affix |
paghigantihan |
meaning |
to take revenge on |
root |
himasok |
meaning |
meddling |
root + affix |
panghimasukan |
meaning |
to meddle in |
root |
tawa |
meaning |
laughter |
root + affix |
pagtawanan |
meaning |
to laugh at |
root |
sabi |
meaning |
something said |
root + affix |
pagsabihan |
meaning |
to reprimand, to reproach, to admonish |
Aspects:
|
basic form |
completed |
uncompleted |
unstarted |
|---|---|---|---|
|
pagtawanan |
pinagtawanan |
pinapagtawanan pinagtatawanan |
papagtawanan pagtatawanan |
|
pagsabihan |
pinagsabihan |
pinapagsabihan pinagsasabihan |
papagsabihan pagsasabihan |
basic form |
pagtawanan |
completed |
pinagtawanan |
uncompleted |
pinapagtawanan pinagtatawanan |
unstarted |
papagtawanan pagtatawanan |
basic form |
pagsabihan |
completed |
pinagsabihan |
uncompleted |
pinapagsabihan pinagsasabihan |
unstarted |
papagsabihan pagsasabihan |
Sentences:
|
Pinagtawanan nila si Weng. |
They laughed at Weng. |
|
Pinagsabihan ng teacher si Robert. |
Robert was reprimanded by the teacher. |
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