buntutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From buntot +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /buntuˈtan/ [bʊn.tʊˈtan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: bun‧tu‧tan

Verb

buntután (complete binuntutan, progressive binubuntutan, contemplative bubuntutan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

1. to follow very closely; to stalk
2. to provide with a tail (to a kite, dress, skirt, etc.)
3. to add something to what someone said

   Synonym: dugtungan

4. (automotive) to tailgate

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for buntutan (Class I) - um/an object verb

Root word				buntot
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	bumuntot	bumuntot	bumubuntot nabuntot2	bubuntot mabuntot2	kabubuntot1 kakabuntot
Object	-an	buntutan	binuntutan	binubuntutan inabuntutan2	bubuntutan abuntutan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagbuntutan	pinagbuntutan	pinapagbuntutan pinagbubuntutan	papagbuntutan pagbubuntutan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	ibuntot	ibinuntot	ibinubuntot	ibubuntot	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipambuntot	ipinambuntot	ipinapambuntot	ipapambuntot	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikabuntot	ikinabuntot	ikinabubuntot1 ikinakabuntot	ikabubuntot1 ikakabuntot	⁠—
	i-3	ibuntot	ibinuntot	ibinubuntot	ibubuntot	⁠—
Measurement	i-	ibuntot	ibinuntot	ibinubuntot	ibubuntot	⁠—
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-	magpabuntot	nagpabuntot	nagpapabuntot	magpapabuntot	⁠kapabubuntot1 kapapabuntot kapagpapabuntot kakapabuntot
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pabuntutin	pinabuntot	pinabubuntot pinapabuntot	pabubuntutin papabuntutin	⁠—
Object	⁠ pa- -an	pabuntutan	pinabuntutan	pinapabuntutan pinabubuntutan	papabuntutan pabubuntutan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpabuntot	ipinagpabuntot	ipinagpapabuntot1 ipinapagpabuntot	ipagpapabuntot1 ipapagpabuntot	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpabuntot	ikinapagpabuntot	ikinapagpapabuntot1 ikinakapagpabuntot	ikapagpapabuntot1 ikakapagpabuntot	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpabuntutan	pinagpabuntutan	pinagpapabubuntutan1 pinapagpabuntutan	pagpapabubuntutan1 papagpabuntutan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagbuntutan	pinapagbuntutan	pinapapagbuntutan	papapagbuntutan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makabuntot	nakabuntot	nakabubuntot1 nakakabuntot	makabubuntot1 makakabuntot
	mapa-2	mapabuntot	napabuntot	napabubuntot1 napapabuntot	mapabubuntot1 mapapabuntot
Object	⁠ ma- -an	mabuntutan	nabuntutan	nabubuntutan	mabubuntutan
Benefactive	mai-	maibuntot	naibuntot	naibubuntot	maibubuntot
Causative	maika-	maikabuntot	naikabuntot	naikabubuntot1 naikakabuntot naiikabuntot	naikabubuntot1 naikakabuntot naiikabuntot
	mai-	maibuntot	naibuntot	naibubuntot	maibubuntot
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagbuntotan	napagbuntotan	napagbubuntotan1 napapagbuntotan	mapagbubuntotan1 mapapagbuntotan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpabuntot	nakapagpabuntot	nakapagpapabuntot1 nakakapagpabuntot	makapagpapabuntot1 makakapagpabuntot
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapabuntot	napabuntot	napabubuntot1 napapabuntot	mapabubuntot1 mapapabuntot
Object	⁠ mapa- -an	mapabuntutan	napabuntutan	napabubuntutan1 napapabuntutan	mapabubuntutan1 mapapabuntutan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpabuntot	naipagpabuntot	naipagpapabuntot1 naipapagpabuntot naiipagpabuntot	maipagpapabuntot1 maipapagpabuntot maiipagpabuntot
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpabuntot	naikapagpabuntot	naikapagpapabuntot1 naikakapagpabuntot naiikapagpabuntot	maikapagpapabuntot1 maikakapagpabuntot maiikapagpabuntot
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpabuntutan	napagpabuntutan	napagpapabubuntutan1 napapagpabuntutan	mapagpapabubuntutan1 mapapagpabuntutan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagbuntutan	napapagbuntutan	napapapagbuntutan	mapapapagbuntutan
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-	makibuntot	nakibuntot	nakikibuntot	makikibuntot
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpabuntot	nakipagpabuntot	nakikipagpabuntot	makikipagpabuntot