Ka- +rep1, Kaka-: Tagalog Noun Affixes

the act of doing the action expressed by the root excessively or continuously

root

meaning

root + affix

meaning

sigaw

shout, shouting

kasisigaw

kakasigaw

excessive or continuous shouting

isip

mind, thinking

kaiisip

kakaisip

thinking too much

root

sigaw

meaning

shout, shouting

root + affix

kasisigaw

kakasigaw

meaning

excessive or continuous shouting

root

isip

meaning

mind, thinking

root + affix

kaiisip

kakaisip

meaning

thinking too much

Sentences:

Napaos si Anne sa kasisigaw.

Anne was (got) hoarse from all the shouting.

Hindi’ makatulog si Boy sa kaiisip kay Nene.

Boy can’t fall asleep because he’s thinking of Nene.

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