ma- -nan

Tagalog

Circumfix

ma- -nan (Baybayin spelling ᜋ ᜈᜈ᜔ or ᜋ ᜀᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of ma- -an

   ‎kuha (“take”) + ‎ma- -nan → ‎makuhanan / makunan

   ‎tuto (“learning”) + ‎ma- -nan → ‎matutunan

   ‎kaya (“capability”) + ‎ma- -nan → ‎makayanan

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.

  ‎kuha + ‎ma- -nan → ‎makunan / makuhanan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with ma- -nan