samahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sama +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /saˈmahan/ [sɐˈmaː.hɐn̪] (to accompany; to stay with; to add to; to live with; to elope with, verb)
      • Rhymes: -ahan
    • IPA(key): /samaˈhan/ [sɐ.mɐˈhan̪] (association; corporation; group (of people), noun)
      • Rhymes: -an
    • IPA(key): /ˌsaˈmahan/ [ˌsaːˈmaː.hɐn̪] ((act of) going out together, noun)
      • Rhymes: -ahan
  • Syllabification: sa‧ma‧han

Verb

samahan (complete sinamahan, progressive sinasamahan, contemplative sasamahan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to accompany; to go with
    Synonym: ihatid
  2. to stay with someone (such as in the house, etc.)
  3. to add something to
    Synonyms: haluan, lahukan, dagdagan
  4. to live with
    Synonyms: pisanan, pakipisanan
  5. to elope with

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for samahan (Class I) - um/an object verb
root word sama
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- sumama sumama sumasama
nasama2
sasama
masama2
kasasama1
kakasama
object -an sinamahan sinasamahan
inasamahan2
sasamahan
asamahan2
locative pag- -an pagsamahan pinagsamahan pinapagsamahan
pinagsasamahan
papagsamahan
pagsasamahan
⁠—
benefactive i- isama isinama isinasama isasama ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipansama ipinansama ipinapansama ipapansama ⁠—
causative ika- ikasama ikinasama ikinasasama1
ikinakasama
ikasasama1
ikakasama
⁠—
i-3 isama isinama isinasama isasama ⁠—
measurement i- isama isinama isinasama isasama ⁠—

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- magpasama nagpasama nagpapasama magpapasama ⁠kapasasama1
kapapasama
kapagpapasama
kakapasama
actor-secondary pa- -in pasamahin pinasama pinasasama
pinapasama
pasasamahin
papasamahin
⁠—
object pa- -an pasamahan pinasamahan pinapasamahan
pinasasamahan
papasamahan
pasasamahan
⁠—
benefactive ipagpa- ipagpasama ipinagpasama ipinagpapasama1
ipinapagpasama
ipagpapasama1
ipapagpasama
⁠—
causative ikapagpa- ikapagpasama ikinapagpasama ikinapagpapasama1
ikinakapagpasama
ikapagpapasama1
ikakapagpasama
⁠—
locative pagpa- -an pagpasamahan pinagpasamahan pinagpapasasamahan1
pinapagpasamahan
pagpapasasamahan1
papagpasamahan
⁠—
papag- -an papagsamahan pinapagsamahan pinapapagsamahan papapagsamahan ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makasama nakasama nakasasama1
nakakasama
makasasama1
makakasama


mapa-2 mapasama napasama napasasama1
napapasama
mapasasama1
mapapasama
object ma- -an masamahan nasamahan nasasamahan masasamahan
benefactive mai- maisama naisama naisasama maisasama
causative maika- maikasama naikasama naikasasama1
naikakasama
naiikasama
naikasasama1
naikakasama
naiikasama
mai- maisama naisama naisasama maisasama
locative mapag- -an mapagsamaan napagsamaan napagsasamaan1
napapagsamaan
mapagsasamaan1
mapapagsamaan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpasama nakapagpasama nakapagpapasama1
nakakapagpasama
makapagpapasama1
makakapagpasama
actor-secondary mapa- mapasama napasama napasasama1
napapasama
mapasasama1
mapapasama
object mapa- -an mapasamahan napasamahan napasasamahan1
napapasamahan
mapasasamahan1
mapapasamahan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpasama naipagpasama naipagpapasama1
naipapagpasama
naiipagpasama
maipagpapasama1
maipapagpasama
maiipagpasama
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpasama naikapagpasama naikapagpapasama1
naikakapagpasama
naiikapagpasama
maikapagpapasama1
maikakapagpasama
maiikapagpasama
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpasamahan napagpasamahan napagpapasasamahan1
napapagpasamahan
mapagpapasasamahan1
mapapagpasamahan
mapapag- -an mapapagsamahan napapagsamahan napapapagsamahan mapapapagsamahan

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- makisama nakisama nakikisama makikisama
indirect makipagpa- makipagpasama nakipagpasama nakikipagpasama makikipagpasama

Noun

samahán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. association; federation; organization
    Synonyms: kapisanan, pederasyon, katipunan, organisasyon, kapisanan, lipunan, klub, klab
  2. corporation
    Synonym: korporasyon
  3. joint partnership
    Synonyms: sosyohan, bakasan
  4. group of people with a common purpose
    Synonyms: barkada, bukluran, lapian

Noun

sámáhan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. act of going out together (as in a trip, outing, excursion, etc.)
    Synonym: pagsasamahan

Further reading

  • samahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018