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Tagalog

Etymology

From ganti +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

Verb

gantihán (complete ginantihan, progressive ginagantihan, contemplative gagantihan, Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to take revenge against; to retaliate against
    Synonym: paghigantihan
  2. to give something in return for something received
    Synonyms: tumbasan, palitan
  3. to answer; to send a reply to
    Synonyms: sagutin, tugunin

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for gantihan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
root word ganti
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- gumanti gumanti gumaganti
naganti2
gaganti
maganti2
kagaganti1
kakaganti
object -in gantihin ginanti ginaganti
inaganti2
gagantihin
agantihin2
⁠—
directional -an gantihan ginantihan ginagantihan
inagantihan2
gagantihan
agantihan2
locative pag- -an paggantihan pinaggantihan pinapaggantihan
pinaggagantihan
papaggantihan
paggagantihan
⁠—
benefactive i- iganti iginanti iginaganti igaganti ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipangganti ipinangganti ipinapangganti ipapangganti ⁠—
causative ika- ikaganti ikinaganti ikinagaganti1
ikinakaganti
ikagaganti1
ikakaganti
⁠—
i-3 iganti iginanti iginaganti igaganti ⁠—
measurement i- iganti iginanti iginaganti igaganti ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makaganti nakaganti nakagaganti1
nakakaganti
makagaganti1
makakaganti


mapa-2 mapaganti napaganti napagaganti1
napapaganti
mapagaganti1
mapapaganti
object ma- maganti naganti nagaganti magaganti
directional ma- -an magantihan nagantihan nagagantihan magagantihan
benefactive mai- maiganti naiganti naigaganti maigaganti
causative maika- maikaganti naikaganti naikagaganti1
naikakaganti
naiikaganti
naikagaganti1
naikakaganti
naiikaganti
mai- maiganti naiganti naigaganti maigaganti
locative mapag- -an mapaggantian napaggantian napaggagantian1
napapaggantian
mapaggagantian1
mapapaggantian
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpaganti nakapagpaganti nakapagpapaganti1
nakakapagpaganti
makapagpapaganti1
makakapagpaganti
actor-secondary mapa- mapaganti napaganti napagaganti1
napapaganti
mapagaganti1
mapapaganti
object maipa- maipaganti naipaganti naipagaganti1
naipapaganti
naiipaganti
maipagaganti1
maipapaganti
maiipaganti
directional mapa- -an mapagantihan napagantihan napagagantihan1
napapagantihan
mapagagantihan1
mapapagantihan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpaganti naipagpaganti naipagpapaganti1
naipapagpaganti
naiipagpaganti
maipagpapaganti1
maipapagpaganti
maiipagpaganti
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpaganti naikapagpaganti naikapagpapaganti1
naikakapagpaganti
naiikapagpaganti
maikapagpapaganti1
maikakapagpaganti
maiikapagpaganti
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpagantihan napagpagantihan napagpapagagantihan1
napapagpagantihan
mapagpapagagantihan1
mapapagpagantihan
mapapag- -an mapapaggantihan napapaggantihan napapapaggantihan mapapapaggantihan

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct maki- makiganti nakiganti nakikiganti makikiganti
indirect makipagpa- makipagpaganti nakipagpaganti nakikipagpaganti makikipagpaganti

Noun

gántíhan (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. mutual reprisals; mutual retaliation
    Synonyms: higantihan, paghihigantihan
  2. reciprocity; mutual exchange; interchange
    Synonyms: palitan, tumbasan
  3. exchange (of letters, accusations, etc.)
    Synonyms: sagutan, pagsasagutan