sulatan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sulat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /suˈlatan/ [sʊˈla.tɐn] (“to write to or on”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -atan
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsuˈlatan/ [ˌsuˈla.tɐn] (“act of simultaneous writing”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -atan
  • IPA^(key): /sulaˈtan/ [sʊ.lɐˈtan] (“exchange of letters; material to write on; writing desk”, noun; “used for writing”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: su‧la‧tan

Verb

sulatan (complete sinulatan, progressive sinusulatan, contemplative susulatan, 2nd object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

1. to write to; to send a letter to

   Synonym: lihaman

2. to write on; to use to write on

   Huwag mong sulatan ang kontrata.

   Don't write anything on the contract.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for sulatan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb

Root word				sulat
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	sumulat	sumulat	sumusulat nasulat2	susulat masulat2	kasusulat1 kakasulat
Object	-in	sulatin	sinulat	sinusulat inasulat2	susulatin asulatin2	⁠—
Directional	-an	sulatan	sinulatan	sinusulatan inasulatan2	susulatan asulatan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagsulatan	pinagsulatan	pinapagsulatan pinagsusulatan	papagsulatan pagsusulatan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	isulat	isinulat	isinusulat	isusulat	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipansulat	ipinansulat	ipinapansulat	ipapansulat	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikasulat	ikinasulat	ikinasusulat1 ikinakasulat	ikasusulat1 ikakasulat	⁠—
	i-3	isulat	isinulat	isinusulat	isusulat	⁠—
Measurement	i-	isulat	isinulat	isinusulat	isusulat	⁠—
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-	magpasulat	nagpasulat	nagpapasulat	magpapasulat	⁠kapasusulat1 kapapasulat kapagpapasulat kakapasulat
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pasulatin	pinasulat	pinasusulat pinapasulat	pasusulatin papasulatin	⁠—
Object	ipa-	ipasulat	ipinasulat	ipinasusulat ipinapasulat	ipasusulat ipapasulat	⁠—
Directional	⁠ pa- -an	pasulatan	pinasulatan	pinapasulatan pinasusulatan	papasulatan pasusulatan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpasulat	ipinagpasulat	ipinagpapasulat1 ipinapagpasulat	ipagpapasulat1 ipapagpasulat	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpasulat	ikinapagpasulat	ikinapagpapasulat1 ikinakapagpasulat	ikapagpapasulat1 ikakapagpasulat	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpasulatan	pinagpasulatan	pinagpapasusulatan1 pinapagpasulatan	pagpapasusulatan1 papagpasulatan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagsulatan	pinapagsulatan	pinapapagsulatan	papapagsulatan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

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

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makasulat	nakasulat	nakasusulat1 nakakasulat	makasusulat1 makakasulat
	mapa-2	mapasulat	napasulat	napasusulat1 napapasulat	mapasusulat1 mapapasulat
Object	ma-	masulat	nasulat	nasusulat	masusulat
Directional	⁠ ma- -an	masulatan	nasulatan	nasusulatan	masusulatan
Benefactive	mai-	maisulat	naisulat	naisusulat	maisusulat
Causative	maika-	maikasulat	naikasulat	naikasusulat1 naikakasulat naiikasulat	naikasusulat1 naikakasulat naiikasulat
	mai-	maisulat	naisulat	naisusulat	maisusulat
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagsulatan	napagsulatan	napagsusulatan1 napapagsulatan	mapagsusulatan1 mapapagsulatan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpasulat	nakapagpasulat	nakapagpapasulat1 nakakapagpasulat	makapagpapasulat1 makakapagpasulat
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapasulat	napasulat	napasusulat1 napapasulat	mapasusulat1 mapapasulat
Object	maipa-	maipasulat	naipasulat	naipasusulat1 naipapasulat naiipasulat	maipasusulat1 maipapasulat maiipasulat
Directional	⁠ mapa- -an	mapasulatan	napasulatan	napasusulatan1 napapasulatan	mapasusulatan1 mapapasulatan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpasulat	naipagpasulat	naipagpapasulat1 naipapagpasulat naiipagpasulat	maipagpapasulat1 maipapagpasulat maiipagpasulat
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpasulat	naikapagpasulat	naikapagpapasulat1 naikakapagpasulat naiikapagpasulat	maikapagpapasulat1 maikakapagpasulat maiikapagpasulat
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpasulatan	napagpasulatan	napagpapasusulatan1 napapagpasulatan	mapagpapasusulatan1 mapapagpasulatan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagsulatan	napapagsulatan	napapapagsulatan	mapapapagsulatan
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-	makisulat	nakisulat	nakikisulat	makikisulat
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpasulat	nakipagpasulat	nakikipagpasulat	makikipagpasulat

Noun

súlátan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

1. act of simultaneous writing (such as of a group of students)

   Synonym: pagsusulatan

Noun

sulatán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

1. exchange of letters or correspondences

   Synonym: pagsusulatan

2. material to write on
3. table or desk where one writes

Adjective

sulatán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜓᜎᜆᜈ᜔)

1. used for writing