pag- -nan

Tagalog

Circumfix

pag- -nan (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ ᜈᜈ᜔)

  1. alternative form of pag- -an
    ‎tawa (“laugh”) + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagtawanan (“to laugh at”)
    ‎talo (“quarrel”) + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagtalunan (“to quarrel with”)

Usage notes
  • Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an 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 + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagsabihan
    ‎duda + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagdudahan
    ‎base + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagbasehan
    ‎tawa + ‎pag- -nan → ‎pagtawanan

Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with pag- -nan
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