tantiyahin

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • tansiyahin
  • tantyahinsuperseded

Etymology

From tantiya +‎ -hin.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tantiaˈhin/ [t̪ɐn̪.t͡ʃɐˈhɪn̪]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tantiaˈhin/ [t̪ɐn̪.t̪jɐˈhɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: tan‧ti‧ya‧hin

Verb

tantiyahín (complete tinantiya, progressive tinatantiya, contemplative tatantiyahin, Baybayin spelling ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to estimate; to calculate
    • 2017, J. Neil C. Garcia, Danton Remoto, Ladlad: An Anthology of Philippine Gay Writing, Anvil Publishing, Incorporated via PublishDrive, →ISBN:
      Tinantiya ko ang oras na wala ng tao sa burol ni Par. At saka ako nagpunta. Pero marami pa ring tao. Ang iba'y nakahiga na sa silya. Ang iba nama'y nagbabaraha pa. May mga kapampangang babae na nasa gilid ng iskinita.
      I estimated the time that there are no more people on Par's funeral. And I soon went there. But there are still a lot of people. Others are already asleep in their chairs. The other ones are playing. There are Kapampangan women in the side of the alley.
  2. to weigh up; to make an assessment (as of someone's ability, etc.)
    Synonym: pakiramdaman

Inflection

Verb conjugation for tantiyahin
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word tantiya / ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ
trigger object
aspect
infinitive  / ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑᜒᜈ᜔
complete tinantiya  / ᜆᜒᜈᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ
progressive tinatantiya  / ᜆᜒᜈᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ
inatantiya1 / ᜁᜈᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ
contemplative tatantiyahin / ᜆᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑᜒᜈ᜔
atantiyahin1 / ᜀᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑᜒᜈ᜔
imperative  / ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑᜒᜈ᜔
tantiya1 / ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌ
tantiyaha1 / ᜆᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜌᜑ

1 Dialectal use only.