asahan

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Etymology

From asa +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

Verb

asahan (complete inasahan, progressive inaasahan, contemplative aasahan, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜐᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to hope for; to look forward
  2. to rely on
    Inaasahan kita.
    I'm relying on you.
  3. to expect; to anticipate

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for asahan (Class I) - um/an object verb
Root word asa
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor um- umasa umasa umaasa
naasa2 		aasa
maasa2 		kaaasa1
kakaasa
Object -an asahan inasahan inaasahan
inaasahan2 		aasahan
aasahan2 		—
Locative ⁠pag- -an pag-asahan pinag-asahan pinapag-asahan
pinag-aasahan 		papag-asahan
pag-aasahan 		⁠—
Benefactive i- iasa iniasa iniaasa iaasa ⁠—
Instrument ipang- ipang-asa ipinang-asa ipinapang-asa ipapang-asa ⁠—
Causative ika- ikaasa ikinaasa ikinaaasa1
ikinakaasa 		ikaaasa1
ikakaasa 		⁠—
i-3 iasa iniasa iniaasa iaasa ⁠—
Measurement i- iasa iniasa iniaasa iaasa ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.
Indirect (pa-) verb forms
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor magpa- magpaasa nagpaasa nagpapaasa magpapaasa ⁠kapaaasa1
kapapaasa
kapagpapaasa
kakapaasa
Actor-secondary pa- -in paasahin pinaasa pinaaasa
pinapaasa 		paaasahin
papaasahin 		⁠—
Object ⁠ pa- -an paasahan pinaasahan pinapaasahan
pinaaasahan 		papaasahan
paaasahan 		⁠—
Benefactive ipagpa- ipagpaasa ipinagpaasa ipinagpapaasa1
ipinapagpaasa 		ipagpapaasa1
ipapagpaasa 		⁠—
Causative ikapagpa- ikapagpaasa ikinapagpaasa ikinapagpapaasa1
ikinakapagpaasa 		ikapagpapaasa1
ikakapagpaasa 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pagpa- -an pagpaasahan pinagpaasahan pinagpapaaasahan1
pinapagpaasahan 		pagpapaaasahan1
papagpaasahan 		⁠—
⁠papag- -an papag-asahan pinapag-asahan pinapapag-asahan papapag-asahan ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.
Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
Direct action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor maka- makaasa nakaasa nakaaasa1
nakakaasa 		makaaasa1
makakaasa


mapa-2 mapaasa napaasa napaaasa1
napapaasa 		mapaaasa1
mapapaasa
Object ⁠ ma- -an maasahan naasahan naaasahan maaasahan
Benefactive mai- maiasa naiasa naiaasa maiaasa
Causative maika- maikaasa naikaasa naikaaasa1
naikakaasa
naiikaasa 		naikaaasa1
naikakaasa
naiikaasa
mai- maiasa naiasa naiaasa maiaasa
Locative ⁠mapag- -an mapag-asaan napag-asaan napag-aasaan1
napapag-asaan 		mapag-aasaan1
mapapag-asaan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor makapagpa- makapagpaasa nakapagpaasa nakapagpapaasa1
nakakapagpaasa 		makapagpapaasa1
makakapagpaasa
Actor-secondary mapa- mapaasa napaasa napaaasa1
napapaasa 		mapaaasa1
mapapaasa
Object ⁠ mapa- -an mapaasahan napaasahan napaaasahan1
napapaasahan 		mapaaasahan1
mapapaasahan
Benefactive maipagpa- maipagpaasa naipagpaasa naipagpapaasa1
naipapagpaasa
naiipagpaasa 		maipagpapaasa1
maipapagpaasa
maiipagpaasa
Causative maikapagpa- maikapagpaasa naikapagpaasa naikapagpapaasa1
naikakapagpaasa
naiikapagpaasa 		maikapagpapaasa1
maikakapagpaasa
maiikapagpaasa
Locative ⁠mapagpa- -an mapagpaasahan napagpaasahan napagpapaaasahan1
napapagpaasahan 		mapagpapaaasahan1
mapapagpaasahan
⁠mapapag- -an mapapag-asahan napapag-asahan napapapag-asahan mapapapag-asahan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.
Social (maki-) verb forms
Form Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Direct maki- makiasa nakiasa nakikiasa makikiasa
Indirect makipagpa- makipagpaasa nakipagpaasa nakikipagpaasa makikipagpaasa
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