-nin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nin"

Japanese

Romanization

-nin

1. Rōmaji transcription of にん

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nin/, [nɪn]

Suffix

-nin (verb-forming suffix, adjective-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

1. Alternative form of -in

   ‎talo (“defeat”) + ‎-nin → ‎talunin (“(transitive) to defeat”)

   ‎kuha (“take”) + ‎-nin → ‎kunin (“(transitive) to get”)

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -in 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/.

  ‎sabi + ‎-hin → ‎sabihin

  ‎talo + ‎-nin → ‎talunin

• Sometimes, the final vowel of the root word disappears when the suffix is added.

  ‎kuha + ‎-nin → ‎kunin

Derived terms

Tagalog terms suffixed with -nin