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Tagalog
Circumfix
pa- -an (Baybayin spelling ᜉ ◌ᜈ᜔)
- (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.
- (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
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