mabasa

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Etymology

From ma- +‎ basa.

Verb

mabasâ

  1. (Naga) to get wet; to get covered or impregnated with any liquid
    Synonym: madumog

See also

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From ma- +‎ basa.

Adjective

mabasâ

  1. damp; moist; dank; humid

Ilocano

Etymology

From ma- +‎ basa.

Verb

mabasá (perfective nabasa, imperfective mabasbasa, past imperfective nabasbasa, future mabasanto, 4th actor trigger)

  1. to wet

Conjugation


Tagalog

Etymology 1

From ma- +‎ basa (reading).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maˈbasa/ [mɐˈbaː.sɐ] (to potentially read, verb)
      • Rhymes: -asa
    • IPA(key): /mabaˈsa/ [mɐ.bɐˈsa] (fond of reading, adjective)
      • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧sa

Verb

mabasa (complete nabasa, progressive nababasa, contemplative mababasa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

  1. to potentially read; to be able to read; to happen to read; to accidentally read
    • 2020, Nitz Miralles, “Agot tinawag ding anti-social, pakialamera”, in Pang-Masa:
      Kaya kung gusto ni Agot na mabasa at pati na rin ang reactions ng netizens ay kanyang mabasa, visit niya ang FB ni Isabel. “For ur perusal aggot maggot isidro!!! bawal mainggit sa gitna ng pandemia[sic]. Bawal pakialaman post ng iba sa wall nila, bawal din hindi ipost regalo ng kaibigang bisekleta para malaman nilang grateful sila. Bawal kang hindi uminom ng medicines mo para sa aggressive anti-social behaviours mo!!!”
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for mabasa (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
root word basa
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- bumasa bumasa bumabasa
nabasa2
babasa
2
kababasa1
kakabasa
object -in basahin binasa binabasa
inabasa2
babasahin
abasahin2
⁠—
directional -an basahan binasahan binabasahan
inabasahan2
babasahan
abasahan2
locative pag- -an pagbasahan pinagbasahan pinapagbasahan
pinagbabasahan
papagbasahan
pagbabasahan
⁠—
benefactive i- ibasa ibinasa ibinabasa ibabasa ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipambasa ipinambasa ipinapambasa ipapambasa ⁠—
causative ika- ikabasa ikinabasa ikinababasa1
ikinakabasa
ikababasa1
ikakabasa
⁠—
i-3 ibasa ibinasa ibinabasa ibabasa ⁠—
measurement i- ibasa ibinasa ibinabasa ibabasa ⁠—

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- magpabasa nagpabasa nagpapabasa magpapabasa ⁠kapababasa1
kapapabasa
kapagpapabasa
kakapabasa
actor-secondary pa- -in pabasahin pinabasa pinababasa
pinapabasa
pababasahin
papabasahin
⁠—
object ipa- ipabasa ipinabasa ipinababasa
ipinapabasa
ipababasa
ipapabasa
⁠—
directional pa- -an pabasahan pinabasahan pinapabasahan
pinababasahan
papabasahan
pababasahan
⁠—
benefactive ipagpa- ipagpabasa ipinagpabasa ipinagpapabasa1
ipinapagpabasa
ipagpapabasa1
ipapagpabasa
⁠—
causative ikapagpa- ikapagpabasa ikinapagpabasa ikinapagpapabasa1
ikinakapagpabasa
ikapagpapabasa1
ikakapagpabasa
⁠—
locative pagpa- -an pagpabasahan pinagpabasahan pinagpapababasahan1
pinapagpabasahan
pagpapababasahan1
papagpabasahan
⁠—
papag- -an papagbasahan pinapagbasahan pinapapagbasahan papapagbasahan ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makabasa nakabasa nakababasa1
nakakabasa
makababasa1
makakabasa


mapa-2 mapabasa napabasa napababasa1
napapabasa
mapababasa1
mapapabasa
object ma- nabasa nababasa mababasa
directional ma- -an mabasahan nabasahan nababasahan mababasahan
benefactive mai- maibasa naibasa naibabasa maibabasa
causative maika- maikabasa naikabasa naikababasa1
naikakabasa
naiikabasa
naikababasa1
naikakabasa
naiikabasa
mai- maibasa naibasa naibabasa maibabasa
locative mapag- -an mapagbasaan napagbasaan napagbabasaan1
napapagbasaan
mapagbabasaan1
mapapagbasaan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpabasa nakapagpabasa nakapagpapabasa1
nakakapagpabasa
makapagpapabasa1
makakapagpabasa
actor-secondary mapa- mapabasa napabasa napababasa1
napapabasa
mapababasa1
mapapabasa
object maipa- maipabasa naipabasa naipababasa1
naipapabasa
naiipabasa
maipababasa1
maipapabasa
maiipabasa
directional mapa- -an mapabasahan napabasahan napababasahan1
napapabasahan
mapababasahan1
mapapabasahan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpabasa naipagpabasa naipagpapabasa1
naipapagpabasa
naiipagpabasa
maipagpapabasa1
maipapagpabasa
maiipagpabasa
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpabasa naikapagpabasa naikapagpapabasa1
naikakapagpabasa
naiikapagpabasa
maikapagpapabasa1
maikakapagpabasa
maiikapagpabasa
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpabasahan napagpabasahan napagpapababasahan1
napapagpabasahan
mapagpapababasahan1
mapapagpabasahan
mapapag- -an mapapagbasahan napapagbasahan napapapagbasahan mapapapagbasahan

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- makibasa nakibasa nakikibasa makikibasa
indirect makipagpa- makipagpabasa nakipagpabasa nakikipagpabasa makikipagpabasa
Derived terms

Adjective

mabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

  1. fond of reading

Etymology 2

From ma- +‎ basa (wet).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /mabaˈsaʔ/ [mɐ.bɐˈsaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: ma‧ba‧sa

Verb

mabasâ (complete nabasa, progressive nababasa, contemplative mababasa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

  1. to become wet
  2. to be able to get wet; to be susceptible to get wet
  3. to accidentally get something wet
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for mabasa
affix ma-
root word basa
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete nabasa
progressive nababasa
contemplative mababasa