pa- -an
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Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Circumfix
[edit]pa- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉ ◌ᜈ᜔)
- (causative) Object trigger - have someone do something
- (causative) Object trigger - indicates performance of the action of the verb on or to an object
Usage notes
[edit]- Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop.
- Due to allophony, /d/ turns into /r/ when inserted before -an or after pa-.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/paan_1.html
- https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/paan_2.html