pag-

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ. Cognate with Malay per- and Indonesian per-, and Tagalog pag-.

pag-

1. Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)"
2. Used to form imperatives of mo- and mag- conjugation verbs

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /paɡ/ [pɐɡ̚]
• Syllabification: pag-

From Proto-Philippine *paʀ-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paʀ-. Cognate with Cebuano pag-, and Malay per- and Indonesian per-.

pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)

1. the act of doing the action expressed by the root; or, the manner in which the action expressed by the root is performed

   ‎pag- + ‎gawa (“make”) → ‎paggawa (“making”)

   ‎pag- + ‎basa (“read”) → ‎pagbasa (“reading”)

• The root and the affixed word generally mean the same thing.

  Mabagal ang lakad niya. ― He/she walks slowly.

  Mabagal ang paglakad niya. ― He/she walks slowly.

pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)

1. (with syllable reduplication) the act of doing the action expressed by the root repeatedly or habitually

   ‎pag- + ‎aral (“study”) → ‎pag-aaral (“studying habitually”)

   ‎pag- + ‎basa (“read”) → ‎pagbabasa (“reading habitually”)

From pag (“if”), which is a clipping of kapag (“if”), which is a clipping of kapagka (“if”).

pag- (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔)

1. when; at (or as soon as) that time that; if

   pag-alis nila ― when they leave/left

   pagbalik nila ― when they return/returned