ikapag-

Tagalog

Etymology

From ika- +‎ pag-.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔikaˈpaɡ/ [ʔɪ.xɐˈpaɡ̚]
• Syllabification: i‧ka‧pag-

Prefix

ikapág- (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃᜉᜄ᜔)

1. used to form verbs with causative focus, denoting the reason for doing something (for mag- verbs)

   ‎ikapag- + ‎aral (“study”) → ‎ikapag-aral (“to be the reason for studying”) (from mag-aral)

   ‎ikapag- + ‎hirap (“poor”) → ‎ikapaghirap (“to be the reason for becoming poor”) (from maghirap)

Derived terms

Category Tagalog terms prefixed with ikapag- not found