pa- -in

Tagalog

Circumfix

pa- -in

  1. (causative) Object trigger - Circumfix to form the causative verb form of the adjectives
    pa- -in + ganda (“beauty”) → pagandahin (“to make something beautiful”)
    pa- -in + laki (“size”) → palakihin (“to make something bigger”)
    Palakihin mo 'yang sulat mo.
    Write bigger.
  2. (causative) Object trigger - Indicates performance of the action of the verb
    pa- -in + upo (“sitting”) → paupuin (“make someone sit down”)
    Paupuin mo 'ang mga bisita.
    Ask the visitors to sit down.

Further reading
  1. https://learningtagalog.com/grammar/verbs/verb_affixes/pain.html
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