pa- -an

See also: paan

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• pa- -han

Circumfix

pa- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉ ◌ᜈ᜔)

1. (causative) Object trigger: to have someone do something

   pa- -an + bukas (“open”) → pabuksan (“to have someone open something”)

   Pinabuksan ko kay papa ang pinto.

   I had dad open the door.

2. (causative) Object trigger suffix: indicates performance of the action of the verb on or to an object

   pa- -an + lagay (“put”) → palagyan (“to have someone put something somewhere”)

   Pinalagyan ni Maribel ng carpet ang sahig.

   Maribel had someone put a carpet on the floor.

Usage notes

• Normally, /h/ is inserted before -an when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop.

  ‎upa + ‎pa- -an → ‎paupahan

  ‎laki + ‎pa- -an → ‎palakihan

• Due to allophony, /d/ turns into /r/ when inserted before -an or after pa-.

  ‎likod + ‎pa- -an → ‎palikuran

  ‎dami + ‎pa- -an → ‎paramihan

  ‎dangal + ‎pa- -an → ‎parangalan

Derived terms

Tagalog terms circumfixed with pa- -an

Further reading

• “pa- -an”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• Fiona De Vos, Frederik De Vos ((Can we date this quote?)) “Pa-…-an ¹ : Tagalog Verb Affix”, in Learning Tagalog
• Fiona De Vos, Frederik De Vos ((Can we date this quote?)) “Pa-…-an ² : Tagalog Verb Affix”, in Learning Tagalog

Anagrams

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