pagka-
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Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pagka (“if”), which is a clipping of kapagka (“if”).
Prefix[edit]
pagka-
- Forms nouns from adjectives. the state of
- pagka-+balisa (“anxious”)=pagkabalisa (“anxiety”)
- Indicates posteriority in time
- pagka-+tapos (“finish”)=pagkatapos (“after finishing”)
- Pagkatapos mong kumain, hugasan mo ang mga plato.
- Wash the dishes once you're done eating.
- (Batangas) Forms absolute superlative forms of adjectives.
- pagka- + maganda (“beautiful”) → pagkaganda (“so beautiful”)