pabuksan

Tagalog

Etymology

Syncopic form of pabukasan, from bukas +‎ pa- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /pabukˈsan/ [pɐ.bʊkˈsan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pa‧buk‧san

Verb

pabuksán (complete pinabuksan, progressive pinabubuksan, contemplative pabubuksan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. to ask someone to open something
    Pinabuksan ko kay tatay 'yung pinto.
    I asked dad to open the door.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pabuksan
affix -an
root word bukas
trigger object
aspect
infinitive
complete pinabuksan
progressive pinapabuksan
inapabuksan1
contemplative papabuksan
apabuksan1
imperative pabuksi1

1 Dialectal use only.