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ma- -nan

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Tagalog

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Circumfix

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ma- -nan (Baybayin spelling ᜋ ᜈᜈ᜔ or ᜋ ᜀᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of ma- -an
    kuha (take) + ‎ma- -nan → ‎makuhanan / makunan
    tuto (learning) + ‎ma- -nan → ‎matutunan
    kaya (capability) + ‎ma- -nan → ‎makayanan

Usage notes

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  • 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/.
    kuha + ‎ma- -nan → ‎makunan / makuhanan

Derived terms

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