Meaning of -an | Babel Free

Definitions

1. object trigger: to do something to a person or a thing
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2. Forms locative nouns expressing where a large quantity of the thing meant by the root is put, planted, or can be found
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3. Used to indicate groups.
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4. object trigger: to cause something to become; to make
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5. Forms locative nouns where the action expressed by the root is performed
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6. directional trigger: to do something in the (physical or psychological) direction of
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7. Forms nouns expressing period in which the action expressed by the root is collectively performed
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8. benefactive trigger: to do something for
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9. Forms nouns indicating a tool or an object that is used to perform what is meant by the root
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10. object trigger: (with root word reduplication) to do something occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
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11. Forms nouns signifying reciprocal or joint performance of the action expressed by the root
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12. directional trigger: (with root word reduplication) to do something in the (physical or psychological) direction of, occasionally, at random, a little, a bit, now and then or here and there
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13. Used to create a diminutive, pretensive, or imitative form of something (used with reduplication of root word)
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14. object trigger: to perform the action of the verb on something
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Examples

“Buksan mo ang pinto.”

(You) open the door

“Binagalan ni Sue ang kotse.”

Sue slowed down the car.

“Tinitingnan ko ang manwal.”

I'm looking at the manual.

“Titirhan ko si Roy ng keyk.”

I'll leave some cake for Roy.

“Winawalis-walisan ko ang sahig.”

I'm sweeping the floor a bit.

“Tinutulung-tulungan ni Jessy si Patty.”

Jessy helped Patty a bit.

“Huwag mong sulatan ang dokumento.”

Don't write anything on the document.

“aklat (“book”) + -an → aklatan (“library”)”

“basura (“trash”) + -an → basurahan (“trash can”)”

“kain (“eat”) + -an → kainan (“place where people eat e.g. restaurant, café,...”)”

“ani (“harvest”) + -an → anihan (“harvest time”)”

“pasok (“entry, class, work”) + -an → pasukan (“school time, school year”)”

“oras (“time”) + -an → orasan (“clock, watch”)”

“timbang (“weight”) + -an → timbangan (“weighing scale”)”

“sayaw (“dance”) + -an → sayawan (“dancing together”)”

“kanta (“sing”) + -an → kantahan (“singing together”)”

“bahay (“house”) + -an → bahay-bahayan (“toy house”)”

“Diyos (“God”) + -an → diyos-diyosan (“false god”)”

“baril (“gun”) + -an → baril-barilan (“toy gun”)”

“tatlo (“three”) + -an → tatluhan (“in threes, three at a time”)”

“dalawampu (“twenty”) + -an → dalawampuan (“in groups of twenty, twenty at a time”)”

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