asahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From asa +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈsahan/ [ʔɐˈsaː.hɐn̪]
  • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Syllabification: a‧sa‧han

Verb

asahan (complete inasahan, progressive inaasahan, contemplative aasahan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to hope for; to look forward
  2. to rely on
    Inaasahan kita.
    I'm relying on you.
  3. to expect; to anticipate

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for asahan (Class I) - um/an object verb
root word asa
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor um- umasa umasa umaasa
naasa2
aasa
maasa2
kaaasa1
kakaasa
object -an inasahan inaasahan
inaasahan2
aasahan
aasahan2
locative pag- -an pag-asahan pinag-asahan pinapag-asahan
pinag-aasahan
papag-asahan
pag-aasahan
⁠—
benefactive i- iasa iniasa iniaasa iaasa ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipang-asa ipinang-asa ipinapang-asa ipapang-asa ⁠—
causative ika- ikaasa ikinaasa ikinaaasa1
ikinakaasa
ikaaasa1
ikakaasa
⁠—
i-3 iasa iniasa iniaasa iaasa ⁠—
measurement i- iasa iniasa iniaasa iaasa ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Dialectal use only. 3 Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor magpa- magpaasa nagpaasa nagpapaasa magpapaasa ⁠kapaaasa1
kapapaasa
kapagpapaasa
kakapaasa
actor-secondary pa- -in paasahin pinaasa pinaaasa
pinapaasa
paaasahin
papaasahin
⁠—
object pa- -an paasahan pinaasahan pinapaasahan
pinaaasahan
papaasahan
paaasahan
⁠—
benefactive ipagpa- ipagpaasa ipinagpaasa ipinagpapaasa1
ipinapagpaasa
ipagpapaasa1
ipapagpaasa
⁠—
causative ikapagpa- ikapagpaasa ikinapagpaasa ikinapagpapaasa1
ikinakapagpaasa
ikapagpapaasa1
ikakapagpaasa
⁠—
locative pagpa- -an pagpaasahan pinagpaasahan pinagpapaaasahan1
pinapagpaasahan
pagpapaaasahan1
papagpaasahan
⁠—
papag- -an papag-asahan pinapag-asahan pinapapag-asahan papapag-asahan ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makaasa nakaasa nakaaasa1
nakakaasa
makaaasa1
makakaasa


mapa-2 mapaasa napaasa napaaasa1
napapaasa
mapaaasa1
mapapaasa
object ma- -an maasahan naasahan naaasahan maaasahan
benefactive mai- maiasa naiasa naiaasa maiaasa
causative maika- maikaasa naikaasa naikaaasa1
naikakaasa
naiikaasa
naikaaasa1
naikakaasa
naiikaasa
mai- maiasa naiasa naiaasa maiaasa
locative mapag- -an mapag-asaan napag-asaan napag-aasaan1
napapag-asaan
mapag-aasaan1
mapapag-asaan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpaasa nakapagpaasa nakapagpapaasa1
nakakapagpaasa
makapagpapaasa1
makakapagpaasa
actor-secondary mapa- mapaasa napaasa napaaasa1
napapaasa
mapaaasa1
mapapaasa
object mapa- -an mapaasahan napaasahan napaaasahan1
napapaasahan
mapaaasahan1
mapapaasahan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpaasa naipagpaasa naipagpapaasa1
naipapagpaasa
naiipagpaasa
maipagpapaasa1
maipapagpaasa
maiipagpaasa
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpaasa naikapagpaasa naikapagpapaasa1
naikakapagpaasa
naiikapagpaasa
maikapagpapaasa1
maikakapagpaasa
maiikapagpaasa
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpaasahan napagpaasahan napagpapaaasahan1
napapagpaasahan
mapagpapaaasahan1
mapapagpaasahan
mapapag- -an mapapag-asahan napapag-asahan napapapag-asahan mapapapag-asahan

1 Used in formal contexts. 2 Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms
form affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
direct maki- makiasa nakiasa nakikiasa makikiasa
indirect makipagpa- makipagpaasa nakipagpaasa nakikipagpaasa makikipagpaasa