a person
who performs the action expressed by the root; or,
a person who
performs an action associated with the thing expressed by the root
root |
meaning |
root + affix |
meaning |
---|---|---|---|
luto’ |
cuisine, cooking |
tagaluto’ tagapagluto’ |
cook, someone tasked with cooking |
bantay |
guard, guarding |
tagabantay tagapagbantay |
guard, watcher |
linis |
cleaning |
tagalinis tagapaglinis |
cleaner, someone tasked with cleaning |
isda’ |
fish |
tagapangisda’ |
someone tasked with fishing |
root |
luto’ |
meaning |
cuisine, cooking |
root + affix |
tagaluto’ tagapagluto’ |
meaning |
cook, someone tasked with cooking |
root |
bantay |
meaning |
guard, guarding |
root + affix |
tagabantay tagapagbantay |
meaning |
guard, watcher |
root |
linis |
meaning |
cleaning |
root + affix |
tagalinis tagapaglinis |
meaning |
cleaner, someone tasked with cleaning |
root |
isda’ |
meaning |
fish |
root + affix |
tagapangisda’ |
meaning |
someone tasked with fishing |
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