Meaning of pa- -an | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Object trigger: to have someone do something
   causative, morpheme
2. Object trigger suffix: indicates performance of the action of the verb on or to an object
   causative, morpheme

Examples

“pa- -an + bukas (“open”) → pabuksan (“to have someone open something”)”

“Pinabuksan ko kay papa ang pinto.”

I had dad open the door.

“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.

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