buksan

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Verb

búksan

  1. open

Tagalog

Etymology

Syncopic form of bukasan, from bukas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Verb

buksán (complete binuksan, progressive binubuksan, contemplative bubuksan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. to be opened
    Antonym: isara
    Buksan mo ang pinto.
    Open the door.
    (literally, “The door be opened.”)
  2. to be turned on
    Synonyms: isindi, paandarin
    Antonyms: isara, patayin
    Binuksan ng bata ang ilaw.
    The kid turned on the light.
    (literally, “The light was turned on by the kid.”)
  3. to be mentioned; to be begun to be talked about; to be opened as a subject
    Antonym: isara

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for buksan (Class I) - um/an object verb
Root word bukas
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor -um- bumukas bumukas bumubukas
nabukas2 		bubukas
mabukas2 		kabubukas1
kakabukas
Object -an buksan binuksan binubuksan
inabuksan2 		bubuksan
abuksan2 		—
Locative ⁠pag- -an pagbuksan pinagbuksan pinapagbuksan
pinagbubuksan 		papagbuksan
pagbubuksan 		⁠—
Benefactive i- ibukas ibinukas ibinubukas ibubukas ⁠—
Instrument ipang- ipambukas ipinambukas ipinapambukas ipapambukas ⁠—
Causative ika- ikabukas ikinabukas ikinabubukas1
ikinakabukas 		ikabubukas1
ikakabukas 		⁠—
i-3 ibukas ibinukas ibinubukas ibubukas ⁠—
Measurement i- ibukas ibinukas ibinubukas ibubukas ⁠—
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- magpabukas nagpabukas nagpapabukas magpapabukas ⁠kapabubukas1
kapapabukas
kapagpapabukas
kakapabukas
Actor-secondary pa- -in pabuksin pinabukas pinabubukas
pinapabukas 		pabubuksin
papabuksin 		⁠—
Object ⁠ pa- -an pabuksan pinabuksan pinapabuksan
pinabubuksan 		papabuksan
pabubuksan 		⁠—
Benefactive ipagpa- ipagpabukas ipinagpabukas ipinagpapabukas1
ipinapagpabukas 		ipagpapabukas1
ipapagpabukas 		⁠—
Causative ikapagpa- ikapagpabukas ikinapagpabukas ikinapagpapabukas1
ikinakapagpabukas 		ikapagpapabukas1
ikakapagpabukas 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pagpa- -an pagpabuksan pinagpabuksan pinagpapabubuksan1
pinapagpabuksan 		pagpapabubuksan1
papagpabuksan 		⁠—
⁠papag- -an papagbuksan pinapagbuksan pinapapagbuksan papapagbuksan ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.
Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
Direct action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor maka- makabukas nakabukas nakabubukas1
nakakabukas 		makabubukas1
makakabukas


mapa-2 mapabukas napabukas napabubukas1
napapabukas 		mapabubukas1
mapapabukas
Object ⁠ ma- -an mabuksan nabuksan nabubuksan mabubuksan
Benefactive mai- maibukas naibukas naibubukas maibubukas
Causative maika- maikabukas naikabukas naikabubukas1
naikakabukas
naiikabukas 		naikabubukas1
naikakabukas
naiikabukas
mai- maibukas naibukas naibubukas maibubukas
Locative ⁠mapag- -an mapagbukasan napagbukasan napagbubukasan1
napapagbukasan 		mapagbubukasan1
mapapagbukasan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor makapagpa- makapagpabukas nakapagpabukas nakapagpapabukas1
nakakapagpabukas 		makapagpapabukas1
makakapagpabukas
Actor-secondary mapa- mapabukas napabukas napabubukas1
napapabukas 		mapabubukas1
mapapabukas
Object ⁠ mapa- -an mapabuksan napabuksan napabubuksan1
napapabuksan 		mapabubuksan1
mapapabuksan
Benefactive maipagpa- maipagpabukas naipagpabukas naipagpapabukas1
naipapagpabukas
naiipagpabukas 		maipagpapabukas1
maipapagpabukas
maiipagpabukas
Causative maikapagpa- maikapagpabukas naikapagpabukas naikapagpapabukas1
naikakapagpabukas
naiikapagpabukas 		maikapagpapabukas1
maikakapagpabukas
maiikapagpabukas
Locative ⁠mapagpa- -an mapagpabuksan napagpabuksan napagpapabubuksan1
napapagpabuksan 		mapagpapabubuksan1
mapapagpabuksan
⁠mapapag- -an mapapagbuksan napapagbuksan napapapagbuksan mapapapagbuksan
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- makibukas nakibukas nakikibukas makikibukas
Indirect makipagpa- makipagpabukas nakipagpabukas nakikipagpabukas makikipagpabukas
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