asahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From asa +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈsahan/, [ʔɐˈsa.hɐn]
• Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: a‧sa‧han

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