-nin

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nin"

Japanese

Romanization

-nin

  1. Rōmaji transcription of にん

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nin/, [nɪn]

Suffix

-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
  • 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
Tagalog terms suffixed with -nin
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