Pag-…-in 2 : Tagalog Verb Affix

POD: object

to put two things together or closer to each other

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

sama

joining, including

pagsamahin

to put together

dugtong

joining

pagdugtung­in

to join together

dikit

sticking together

pagdikitin

to stick or paste together

lapit

nearness

paglapitin

to put near each other

root

sama

meaning

joining, including

root + affix

pagsamahin

meaning

to put together

root

dugtong

meaning

joining

root + affix

pagdugtung­in

meaning

to join together

root

dikit

meaning

sticking together

root + affix

pagdikitin

meaning

to stick or paste together

root

lapit

meaning

nearness

root + affix

paglapitin

meaning

to put near each other

Aspects:

basic form

completed

uncompleted

unstarted

pagsamahin

pinagsama

pinapagsama

pinagsasama

papagsamahin

pagsasamahin

pagdikitin

pinagdikit

pinapagdikit

pinagdidikit

papagdikitin

pagdidikitin

basic form

pagsamahin

completed

pinagsama

uncompleted

pinapagsama

pinagsasama

unstarted

papagsamahin

pagsasamahin

basic form

pagdikitin

completed

pinagdikit

uncompleted

pinapagdikit

pinagdidikit

unstarted

papagdikitin

pagdidikitin

Sentences:

Pinagsama nila ang mga picture.

They put the pictures together.

Pinagdikit nila ang mga papel.

They stuck the papers together.

Please respect copyright. Learn more

This grammar guide is part of the Learning Tagalog Course.
Do you want to speak Tagalog fluently?

Try the course

“I got a copy of your book and I love it. It’s really the best I’ve come across.”
— Martin Kelemenis, Geneva, Switzerland