pag- -an

See also: pagan and Pagan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pag- -han
• pag- -nan

Circumfix

pag- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ ◌ᜈ᜔)

1. Object trigger - perform the action of the verb on/ at/ to/ in something or someone

   ‎sabi (“say”) + ‎pag- -an → ‎pagsabihan (“to be reprimanded, to be warned”)

   Pinagsabihan ko na siya.

   I already warned him.

   ‎higanti (“revenge”) + ‎pag- -an → ‎paghigantihan (“to be taken revenge on”)

   Pinaghigantihan niya ang pagkamatay ng lolo niya.

   He took revenge on the death of his grandfather.

   ‎himasok (“say”) + ‎pag- -an → ‎panghimasukan (“to be meddled in”)

   Huwag mong panghimasukan ang buhay ko.

   Don't poke your nose in my life.

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pag- -an

Further reading

• Fiona De Vos, Frederik De Vos ((Can we date this quote?)) “Pag-…-an 1, Pang-…-an: Tagalog Verb Affixes”, in Learning Tagalog

Anagrams

• ganap, panga, panag-, Gapan