pag-
See also: pag
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ. Cognate with Malay per- and Indonesian per-, and Tagalog pag-.
Prefix edit
pag-
- Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)"
- Used to form imperatives of mo- and mag- conjugation verbs
Derived terms edit
Tagalog edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ-. Cognate with Cebuano pag-, and Malay per- and Indonesian per-.
Prefix edit
pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)
- the act of doing the action expressed by the root; or, the manner in which the action expressed by the root is performed
Usage notes edit
- The root and the affixed word generally mean the same thing.
- Mabagal ang lakad niya. ― He/she walks slowly.
- Mabagal ang paglakad niya. ― He/she walks slowly.
Prefix edit
pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)
- (with syllable reduplication) the act of doing the action expressed by the root repeatedly or habitually
Etymology 2 edit
From pag (“if”), which is a clipping of kapag (“if”), which is a clipping of kapagka (“if”).
Prefix edit
pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)
- when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if
- pag-alis nila ― when they leave/left
- pagbalik nila ― when they return/returned