-nin

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "nin"

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

-nin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にん

Tagalog[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Suffix[edit]

-nin (verb-forming suffix, adjective-forming suffix, noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of -in
    ‎talo (“defeat”) + ‎-nin → ‎talunin (“(transitive) to defeat”)
    ‎kuha (“take”) + ‎-nin → ‎kunin (“(transitive) to get”)

Usage notes[edit]

  • Normally, /h/ is inserted before -in when the root word ends with a vowel that is not followed by a glottal stop. In some cases, phoneme change can occur and /h/ becomes /n/.
    ‎sabi + ‎-hin → ‎sabihin
    ‎talo + ‎-nin → ‎talunin
  • Sometimes, the final vowel of the root word disappears when the suffix is added.
    ‎kuha + ‎-nin → ‎kunin

Derived terms[edit]

Tagalog terms suffixed with -nin
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