pag- -han
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- pag- -an
- pag- -nan
Circumfix
pag- -han
- alternative form of pag- -an
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- -han → pagsabihan
- duda + pag- -han → pagdudahan
- base + pag- -han → pagbasehan
- tawa + pag- -han → pagtawanan
Derived terms
Tagalog terms circumfixed with pag- -han