umasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ asa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈmasa/ [ʔʊˈmaː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -asa
  • Syllabification: u‧ma‧sa

Verb

umasa (complete umasa, progressive umaasa, contemplative aasa, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜐ)

  1. to hope; to feel confident about
  2. to rely; to depend (on someone)
  3. complete aspect of umasa

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umasa
affix um-
ᜂᜋ᜔
root word asa
ᜀᜐ
trigger actor
aspect
infinitive
ᜂᜋᜐ
complete
ᜂᜋᜐ
ungmasa1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜐ
progressive umaasa
ᜂᜋᜀᜐ
ungmaasa1
ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜐ
naasa2
ᜈ ᜀᜐ
contemplative aasa
ᜀᜀᜐ
maasa2
ᜋ ᜀᜐ
recently
complete
formal kaaasa
ᜃᜀᜀᜐ
informal kakaasa
ᜃᜃᜀᜐ
imperative
ᜂᜋᜐ
asa2
ᜀᜐ

1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog.
2Dialectal use only.

See also

  • magtiwala