sulatan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sulat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /suˈlatan/ [sʊˈlaː.t̪ɐn̪] (to write to or on, verb)
      • Rhymes: -atan
    • IPA(key): /ˌsuˈlatan/ [ˌsuːˈlaː.t̪ɐn̪] (act of simultaneous writing, noun)
      • Rhymes: -atan
    • IPA(key): /sulaˈtan/ [sʊ.lɐˈt̪an̪] (exchange of letters; material to write on; writing desk, noun; used for writing, adjective)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: su‧la‧tan

Verb

sulatan (complete sinulatan, progressive sinusulatan, contemplative susulatan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. to write to; to send a letter to
    Synonym: lihaman
  2. to write on; to use to write on
    Huwag mong sulatan ang kontrata.
    Don't write anything on the contract.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sulatan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
root word sulat
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative recently complete
actor -um- sumulat sumulat sumusulat
nasulat2
susulat
masulat2
kasusulat1
kakasulat
object -in sulatin sinulat sinusulat
inasulat2
susulatin
asulatin2
⁠—
directional -an sinulatan sinusulatan
inasulatan2
susulatan
asulatan2
locative pag- -an pagsulatan pinagsulatan pinapagsulatan
pinagsusulatan
papagsulatan
pagsusulatan
⁠—
benefactive i- isulat isinulat isinusulat isusulat ⁠—
instrument ipang- ipansulat ipinansulat ipinapansulat ipapansulat ⁠—
causative ika- ikasulat ikinasulat ikinasusulat1
ikinakasulat
ikasusulat1
ikakasulat
⁠—
i-3 isulat isinulat isinusulat isusulat ⁠—
measurement i- isulat isinulat isinusulat isusulat ⁠—

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- magpasulat nagpasulat nagpapasulat magpapasulat ⁠kapasusulat1
kapapasulat
kapagpapasulat
kakapasulat
actor-secondary pa- -in pasulatin pinasulat pinasusulat
pinapasulat
pasusulatin
papasulatin
⁠—
object ipa- ipasulat ipinasulat ipinasusulat
ipinapasulat
ipasusulat
ipapasulat
⁠—
directional pa- -an pasulatan pinasulatan pinapasulatan
pinasusulatan
papasulatan
pasusulatan
⁠—
benefactive ipagpa- ipagpasulat ipinagpasulat ipinagpapasulat1
ipinapagpasulat
ipagpapasulat1
ipapagpasulat
⁠—
causative ikapagpa- ikapagpasulat ikinapagpasulat ikinapagpapasulat1
ikinakapagpasulat
ikapagpapasulat1
ikakapagpasulat
⁠—
locative pagpa- -an pagpasulatan pinagpasulatan pinagpapasusulatan1
pinapagpasulatan
pagpapasusulatan1
papagpasulatan
⁠—
papag- -an papagsulatan pinapagsulatan pinapapagsulatan papapagsulatan ⁠—

1 Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
direct action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor maka- makasulat nakasulat nakasusulat1
nakakasulat
makasusulat1
makakasulat


mapa-2 mapasulat napasulat napasusulat1
napapasulat
mapasusulat1
mapapasulat
object ma- masulat nasulat nasusulat masusulat
directional ma- -an masulatan nasulatan nasusulatan masusulatan
benefactive mai- maisulat naisulat naisusulat maisusulat
causative maika- maikasulat naikasulat naikasusulat1
naikakasulat
naiikasulat
naikasusulat1
naikakasulat
naiikasulat
mai- maisulat naisulat naisusulat maisusulat
locative mapag- -an mapagsulatan napagsulatan napagsusulatan1
napapagsulatan
mapagsusulatan1
mapapagsulatan
indirect action verbs
trigger affix aspect
infinitive complete progressive contemplative
actor makapagpa- makapagpasulat nakapagpasulat nakapagpapasulat1
nakakapagpasulat
makapagpapasulat1
makakapagpasulat
actor-secondary mapa- mapasulat napasulat napasusulat1
napapasulat
mapasusulat1
mapapasulat
object maipa- maipasulat naipasulat naipasusulat1
naipapasulat
naiipasulat
maipasusulat1
maipapasulat
maiipasulat
directional mapa- -an mapasulatan napasulatan napasusulatan1
napapasulatan
mapasusulatan1
mapapasulatan
benefactive maipagpa- maipagpasulat naipagpasulat naipagpapasulat1
naipapagpasulat
naiipagpasulat
maipagpapasulat1
maipapagpasulat
maiipagpasulat
causative maikapagpa- maikapagpasulat naikapagpasulat naikapagpapasulat1
naikakapagpasulat
naiikapagpasulat
maikapagpapasulat1
maikakapagpasulat
maiikapagpasulat
locative mapagpa- -an mapagpasulatan napagpasulatan napagpapasusulatan1
napapagpasulatan
mapagpapasusulatan1
mapapagpasulatan
mapapag- -an mapapagsulatan napapagsulatan napapapagsulatan mapapapagsulatan

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- makisulat nakisulat nakikisulat makikisulat
indirect makipagpa- makipagpasulat nakipagpasulat nakikipagpasulat makikipagpasulat

Noun

súlátan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. act of simultaneous writing (such as of a group of students)
    Synonym: pagsusulatan

Noun

sulatán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. exchange of letters or correspondences
    Synonym: pagsusulatan
  2. material to write on
  3. table or desk where one writes

Adjective

sulatán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. used for writing

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